Archbishop Fiorenza Plaza

The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is executing the master plan for Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral first developed over two decades ago, redeveloping the block directly south of the Co-Cathedral to bring new community green space to downtown Houston. A $1 million gift given in August 2023 from Kinder Foundation helped the Archdiocese complete this vision.

The Archdiocese redeveloped the block directly south of the Co-Cathedral (across St. Joseph Parkway) and renamed it The Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Plaza for the late Archbishop of Galveston-Houston who constructed the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.

Made possible in part by the $1 million Kinder Foundation grant, the plaza increases parking and accessibility to the Co-Cathedral while bringing new green space for community gatherings to downtown Houston.

Fiorenza Plaza encompasses about 60,000 total square feet, with new trees and 6,000 square feet of public green space in the northeast corner of the block. The public gathering space has a 12’ x 24’ pavilion, and altogether the gathering space can accommodate 200 people. 144 new parking spaces were also added. The project broke ground on December 18, 2023, and was completed in 2024.

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