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====Catholicism==== [[Catholics]] account for over 30% of the city population with 11,998 households registered by St. Laurence, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Theresa parishes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archgh.org/default.asp?id=5 |title=Find a Parish |publisher=Archgh.org |access-date=June 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190530/http://www.archgh.org/default.asp?id=5 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston]] operates three churches in Sugar Land: * St. Laurence Church β Its sanctuary had its dedication ceremony in 1992. By 2006 St. Laurence had 4,600 families on its rolls and was oversubscribed. Its service area previously included [[Sienna Plantation]].<ref name=DooleyMembershipBoom>{{cite web|author=Dooley, Tara|url=https://www.chron.com/life/houston-belief/article/Catholic-archdiocese-seeing-membership-boom-1490961.php|title=Catholic archdiocese seeing membership boom|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=March 25, 2006|access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref> * St. Theresa Church β The [[Imperial Sugar Company]] donated the land for the church, which opened in 1924. In 1955 the [[Basilian Fathers]] began serving as employees.<ref>{{cite web|author=Henderson, Robert B.|url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/Diocese-assigns-new-priest-to-church-in-Sugar-Land-2061684.php|title=Diocese assigns new priest to church in Sugar Land|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=October 18, 2001|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> In 2006 it was finalizing expansion plans,<ref>{{cite web|author=Foster, Bliss|url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/Sugar-Land-church-takes-expansion-steps-1851153.php|title=Sugar Land church takes expansion steps|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=January 5, 2006|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> which originated from a 2005 survey.<ref>{{cite web|author=Foster, Bliss|url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/Sugar-Land-church-to-revise-expansion-plan-1853616.php|title=Sugar Land church to revise expansion plan|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=September 28, 2006|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> * St. Thomas Aquinas Church<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stasugarland.com/|title=Home|publisher=St. Thomas Aquinas Church|access-date=May 30, 2020|quote=12627 W. BELLFORT AVE SUGAR LAND, TX 77478}} - On [https://www.sugarlandtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4597/City-Map-Book?bidId= Map Book page 3D]</ref>
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