About

Nativity of Our Lord Parish was established by Bishop Paul Tanner on May 22, 1969.  Named to establish this new parish was Father Francis Killeen. The property for our parish had been purchased quite some time earlier by Archbishop Thomas Toolen, the Bishop of the Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham.

The first Mass for Nativity of Our Lord was held in Ferry Pass Middle School cafeteria on Sunday morning, November 8, 1969.  It was on March 26, 1972 that a groundbreaking ceremony was held at our present location.  Construction of the church building was completed in December of 1972 - just in time for Christmas Mass (the feast day of our Parish name).  The solemn blessing and dedication was held on May 4, 1973.

Msgr. Michael Mooney became the second Pastor of Nativity of Our Lord on December 2, 1980 and remained here until the end of June 2014 when Father Patrick Foley was named our Pastor.

The Parish boundaries extend from I-10 north to Kingsfield Road; from the Escambia Bay on the east to the L&N railroad track on the west (by Old Palafox Road).