The church address is 6484 Hwy 44 (River Road), Convent, LA. The cemetery is behind the church.

Michael the Archangel in Convent is one of the oldest parishes in South Louisiana. The parish traces its beginnings to the early 1800s, five years before Louisiana became the eighteenth state of the Union. By 1807 the population on the east bank of St. James Parish had grown too large for St. James Church, which was established in 1770. In 1809, a new parish was placed under the protection of St. Michel de Cantrelle, later Americanized to St. Michael the Archangel. In 1808, the new parish cemetery was blessed, and a year later the first church was completed on land across the river from St. James Church. The new parish was served by priests from Donaldsonville and St. James for several years until Father Gabriel Chambon de la Tour was appointed the first resident pastor in 1812. The population on the East Bank continued to grow, and the need for a larger church became apparent. In 1833, the new and present church was blessed by Bishop de Neckère. The new church and cemetery are located on land about a mile upriver of the site of the original church and cemetery, which is now under the Mississippi River.
~ The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge
According to a sign erected by the Bourgeois Famille Louisiane, Inc. the cemetery is "dedicated to the memory of our courageous Acadian ancestors who settled this area in the mid 1700's. Once buried here, most of their original graves have been lost to time and the river."

If you have obituaries or tombstone pictures for the cemetery, please email the Parish Coordinator for inclusion on this page.

There are over 2500 known burials in the cemetery. The listing has been divided into four parts based on tombstone photos taken in March 2022 by Jane Edson & Margie Pearce and obituaries.
Plus sign (+) indicates the record includes a tombstone photo. Starred dates (*) are burial dates.

Neighboring Counties
Ascension Parish   Assumption Parish   Lafourche Parish   St. John the Baptist Parish

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