1. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PHOENIX
ESTABLISHED ON LAND SPLIT FROM TUCSON AND GALLUP DIOCESES: DECEMBER 2, 1969
DIOCESE COVERS: MARICOPA, MOHAVE, YAVAPAI, COCONINO, COUNTIES AND THE GILA RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION IN PINAL COUNTY

2. DIOCESE STATISTICS: Square Miles 43,967 700+ Buildings 120 Locations
11 Missions on the Reservations
Population 1.2 million
Parishes: 93
Missions: 24
High Schools: 6
Elementary Schools: 28
Pre-Schools: 28
Catholic Cemeteries: 6
Feast House: 2
Priest 300
Sisters 147
Brothers 14

4. FUTURE PARISH SITES PHASE I: PHASE II: I-17 Corridor North of 101
GM Proving Grounds
Desert Ridge
Vistancia
Rainbow Valley
Laveen
PHASE II:
Grand Avenue
Wickenburg
Verrado
Douglas Ranch
Tartesso
Festival Ranch

5. CONDITIONS AND FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN EVALUATING THE FORMATION OF A NEW PARISH
Population growth over crowding of surrounding parishes
Existing community is not being adequately serviced
No church within 10 miles of major new development or planned community
Projected population growth in the immediate area
Feedback from local Pastors and Deans
Whether interest has been expressed by local Catholics
Demographic factors (race, income, median age, household size)
Availability of real estate

6. TYPE OF REAL ESTATE NEEDED FOR A NEW PARISH SITE
Parish Only
1,600 seat church
Total approximate SF: 52,000
acres
Parish with School
Room for an elementary school
(two classes each grade)
Total approximate SF: 97,000
acres
High School
Total approximate SF: 155,000
acres
St. Patrick
3,968 Registered Families
St. Thomas Aquinas
3,800 Registered Families
Seton Catholic High School
560 Students Enrolled
in 2009/2010
Future Capacity - 1,000 Students

7. FUTURE PARISH SITES - OVERVIEW
● Phase 1 4
Desert Ridge
2. Vistancia
Rainbow Valley
I-17 Corridor North of 101
5. GM Proving Grounds
6. Laveen 2 1 6 5 3

8. Undeveloped Property Owned by Diocese Happy Valley Rd. & Pima Rd.
DESERT RIDGE
I-17 Corridor
North of 101
Undeveloped Property Owned by Diocese
Happy Valley Rd. & Pima Rd.
(10 acres)
Desert Ridge

9. VISTANCIA
Vistancia
I-17 Corridor
North of 101

10. Owned by St. Henry Parish Lower Buckeye Rd. & Miller Rd.
RAINBOW VALLEY
Undeveloped Property
Owned by St. Henry Parish
Lower Buckeye Rd. & Miller Rd.
(14 acres)
Rainbow Valley

11. I-17 CORRIDOR NORTH OF 101 Vistancia I-17 Corridor North of 101
Desert Ridge

12. GM PROVING GROUNDS GM Proving Grounds
Undeveloped Property Owned by St. Mary Parish
Cooper Rd. & Queen Creek Rd.
(9 acres)
Undeveloped Property Owned by Diocese
Ocotillo. Rd.& Val Vista Dr.
(10 acres)

13. FUTURE PARISH SITES - OVERVIEW7
● Phase 1
1. Desert Ridge
2. Vistancia
3. Rainbow Valley
4. I-17 Corridor North of 101
5. GM Proving Grounds
6. Laveen 6 11 2 4 1 9
▲ Phase 2
7. Grand Avenue
8. Wickenburg
9. Verrado
10. Douglas Ranch
11. Tartesso
12. Festival Ranch 10 8 6 5 3

14. GREEN BUILDING Owner occupied buildings built for the ages
Energy Efficiency: To be good Stewards of our resources
Innovations and new Building Systems
Insulated concrete form (ICF)
Giga-Panel Systems
Raised computer floors on Churches
Use of Geo-Thermal for Cooling
Solar – Photo Voltaic
Solar Thermal
Light Gauge Steel Trusses

16. CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
FROM 2011 TO PRESENT
PARISH / SCHOOL
LOCATION
DESCRIPTION
YEAR
COST TO CONSTRUCT
New Construction - Churches
All Saints
Mesa
2011
$8,200,000.00
St. Francis Mission
Ak Chin
2012
$1,300,000.00
St. Margaret Mary
Bullhead City
2013
$3,900,000.00
San Francisco de Asis
Flagstaff
$5,700,000.00
St. Henry
Buckeye
$3,100,000.00
La Santisima Trinidad
Scenic
2014
$200,000.00
St. Mary
Kingman
$2,400,000.00
St. Bernadette
Scottsdale
2016
$33,000,000.00
New Construction - Others
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Social Center
$4,400,000.00
Gymnasium
$2,100,000.00
Seton High School
Chandler
Clssrms & Admin
$14,200,000.00
St. Thomas Aquinas
Avondale
$4,000,000.00
Xavier College Prep
Phoenix
Founders Hall
$5,500,000.00
St. Theresa
Early Childhood Cntr
$2,200,000.00
St. Francis Xavier
$14,800,000.00
Concessions Bldg
$550,000.00
Admin Offices
$1,900,000.00
St. Mary Magdalene
Gilbert
2015
$1,600,000.00
Notre Dame Prep
Sports Field
$7,700,000.00
Immaculate Conception
Cottonwood
School
Social Cntr & Admin
$9,000,000.00
$10,500,000.00
Our Lady of Perpetual
School Ramada
2017
$75,900,000.00

17. PARISH / SCHOOL LOCATION DESCRIPTION YEAR COST TO CONSTRUCT
Major Renovations
St. Columba Kim
Chandler
Church
2011
$300,000.00
Our Lady of Perpetual
Scottsdale
Gym, Class & Admin
2012
$5,300,000.00
Bourgade High School
Phoenix
Clssrms & Admin
2013
$2,900,000.00
All Saints Newman
Tempe
Church & Admin
$5,100,000.00
Our Lady of Lourdes
Sun City West
$500,000.00
Blessed Sacrament
2014
$5,500,000.00
Ss. Simon & Jude
Library Renovations
$3,700,000.00
Xavier College Prep
Activity Center
$2,700,000.00
Prince of Peace
$550,000.00
Queen of Peace
Mesa
Classrooms & Admin
2015
$3,200,000.00
Seton High School
Track
$1,100,000.00
St. Thomas the Apostle
Classrooms
2016
$800,000.00
Most Holy Trinity
Classrm Renovation
$1,200,000.00
Glendale
$880,000.00
$330,000.00
St. Agnes
$3,000,000.00
St. Catherine of Siena
St. Gregory
St. Louis the King
$1,600,000.00
St. Matthew
$1,500,000.00
St. Vincent de Paul
$670,000.00
$43,130,000.00
Under Construction
St. Mary (St. Juan Diego)
New Church
$7,200,000.00
St. Steven
Sun Lakes
Church Renovations
$900,000.00
Admin Building
$2,200,000.00
St. John Vianney
Goodyear
Multi Purpose Bldg
$8,000,000.00
St. John Paul High School
Avondale
New School
$20,000,000.00
$38,300,000.00

18. Total – Completed Since 2011
$152,030,000.00
Total - Under Construction
$38,300,000.00

19. EXCESS PROPERTIES 1.4 acres – Gold Canyon – Pinal County
200 acres – Bisbee Highway - Cochise County
80 acres – Kingman – Mohave County
4 acres – Navajo County
1 acre – Apache County
.67 acre – Sedona – Coconino County
40 acres – Strawberry – Navajo County
10 acres – Greenlee County
1 acre – Wintersberg – Maricopa County
25 acres – Flagstaff – Coconino County
2 acres – Yarnell – Yavapai County
40 acres – Coconino County

20. John P. Minieri, Director of Real Property and Facilities
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix
400 E. Monroe Street
Phoenix, Arizona