Nativity of the Blessed 

Virgin Mary Cathedral

Welcome to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral Parish!  We hope you will join us for worship, fellowship, and the many special events we host and share throughout the year. Our Cathedral Parish has a rich history and we invite you to explore our website to learn more about our parish, our people, and our faith.

Due to renovations in the Marian Chapel, all daily as well as weekend Masses are being celebrated at the Cathedral until further notice. 

Pope Francis has named Msgr. Louis F. Kihneman, a priest of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, to serve as the fourth Bishop of Biloxi.  The appointment was announced December 16 in Washington, D.C. by the papal nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Christophe Pierre.

Bishop Kihneman, the new chief shepherd of the 58,000 Catholics in South Mississippi, succeeds Bishop Roger Morin, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 on March 7, 2016.  Bishop Kihneman was introduced at a news conference at the Pastoral Center of the Diocese of Biloxi.

“It is with great joy and deep humility and faith that I accept the appointment by our Holy Father to be the next Bishop of the Diocese of Biloxi.  I have been deeply touched by the welcome and hospitality that I have already received, especially from Bishop Morin and my brother priests,” he said.  “As a son of a family of the Gulf Coast, I have fond memories of summers and summer camp as a boy in the area and thus I feel as if the Lord has led me full circle in some ways back home.  I look forward to getting to know you and growing with you in the love of Jesus Christ and together sharing that love with all our brother and sisters.  We have a deep call to share the Word of God, the Good News with all and to bring them to Christ.  I look forward to building on all the good work that has already been done. May our loving God bless us as we build up his kingdom together.”

BISHOP KIHNEMAN'S HOMILIES—Bishop Kihneman's homilies will be available each week on the Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral Podcast.  To listen to Bishop Kihneman's homilies, as well as those of other celebrants, you have the option of listening directly on our website, on our podcast home page, or on your mobile device by downloading an app.  Click here for easy instructions on adding the Nativity B.V.M. Podcast app to your mobile device! 

NEW WINE GROUP—The Catholic Diocese of Biloxi is once again offering a three-year program called "New Wine" beginning in September.  The program provides education and formation for adults interested in becoming involved in lay ministry.  Interested individuals should contact Fr. Dennis Carver no later than July 17.  For those interested in the New Wine Group, completed applications will be due July 31, 2017.  If you have any questions about the program, or if you need an application, please contact Leo Trahan at the Office of Religious Education at 702-2131.  You may also contact the Cathedral Rectory for further details.