[3] In 1833, arrangements were made to build the church on a property, donated by Edward Hanrick, on the corner of Lawrence Street and Adams Avenue.

[2] In April 1834, a small frame building, the first church on the site, was consecrated by Bishop Michael Portier of Mobile.

New pews made out of single pieces of virgin pine were also installed inside the church.

[6] The church's original, victorian style rectory, which stood for 110 years, was torn down in April 1968.

[8] The nursery at St. Peter Catholic Church was thought of and put in motion by Reverend Francis Cusack in 1972.

St. Peter Catholic Church is the oldest standing romanesque revival building in Alabama.

They were made in a Victorian Romanesque style, painted cream, and trimmed in gold, and almost reached the ceiling.

Dating from 1922, these windows were made by Emil Frei Art Glass Co. of St. Louis and Munich in Germany.

Stenciled with grey, olive, and brown and decorated with gold and silver leaf, the 1891 Kilgen Pipe Organ cost $380,000 originally.

[4] Reverend Anthony Dominic Pellicer: consecrated as a Bishop on December 8, 1874, at the Cathedral in Mobile, Alabama; appointed Titular Bishop of Selma and Vicar Apostolic of Brownsville, Texas Reverend Dominic Manucy: consecrated as a Bishop on December 8, 1874, at the Cathedral in Mobile, Alabama; appointed the first Bishop (then Vicar Apostolic shortly after) of San Antonio, Texas Reverend E.J Hackett: appointed the title of Monsignor in 1928; appointed Vicar General of the Mobile Diocese in 1929.