Construction begins on new Catholic church in Clovis

It was officially established arsenic a parish successful 2016 nether the absorption of Bishop Armando Ochoa.

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Construction has begun connected a caller Catholic religion successful Clovis.

A motion astatine the intersection of Ashlan and Thompson Avenues says "future location of Divine Mercy Catholic Church."

The caller gathering has been 14 years successful the making.

Divine Mercy celebrated its archetypal wide successful 2010 arsenic a "Mission Church" to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, presently located wrong the multipurpose country astatine Clovis East High School.

It was officially established arsenic a parish successful 2016 nether the absorption of Bishop Armando Ochoa.

Parishioners person been raising wealth for the caller installation for much than a decade.

Members accidental with the maturation and enlargement of Clovis, it became evident that much than 1 Catholic Church was indispensable to conscionable the needs of the Catholic community.