Fiorenza Plaza on the day of its dedication, April 13, 2024. Photo courtesy of James Ramos/Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Fiorenza Plaza on the day of its dedication, April 13, 2024. Photo courtesy of James Ramos/Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Fiorenza Plaza on the day of its dedication, April 13, 2024. Photo courtesy of James Ramos/Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Mayor Turner (third from right) with Cardinal DiNardo and Reverend Jeffrey Bame, among others, during the December 18, 2023 groundbreaking of the Archbishop Fiorenza Plaza.
The Very Reverend Jeffrey L. Bame, head priest at Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, speaking at the December 18, 2023 groundbreaking of the Archbishop Fiorenza Plaza.
The project, called The Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza Plaza for the late Archbishop of Galveston-Houston who constructed the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, broke ground on December 18, 2023, and was completed in 2024.
The plaza increases parking and accessibility to the Co-Cathedral while bringing new green space for community gatherings to downtown Houston.
Fiorenza Plaza provides 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.
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