Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church & School Email Format
Religious InstitutionsLouisiana, United States11-50 Employees
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church & School is a religious institution based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving both a parish and a parochial school since its founding in 1947. The parish community includes two priests, two deacons, and 25 professional lay ministers, serving about 3,000 registered families (roughly 9,000 souls), while the affiliated school educates around 1,000 students from age 3 through 8th grade and employs about 100 professional staff. The organization emphasizes its motto, Prayer, Knowledge and Service, and maintains regular liturgical life with daily Eucharist and Reconciliation, along with Perpetual Adoration in an Adoration Chapel; it also functions unofficially as a Marian shrine and Catholic Center. It is described as one of the larger Diocesan communities in the heart of Louisiana and focuses on forming students in the image of Jesus Christ through service and liturgy. The church and school are publicly reachable at 445 Marquette Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, and online at https://olomchurch.com.