Catholic dating in Tennessee
Catholic dating in Tennessee: Nashville's campus ministry and young adults, Maronite, Syro-Malabar and Korean communities, and Memphis in four languages.
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Short answer
In Nashville, several Catholic communities pray under someone else's roof. The Maronite mission of St Sharbel, whose Liturgy includes Aramaic, has gathered since February 2025 on the campus of Aquinas College, by the generosity of the Dominican Sisters. The Syro-Malabar mission of St Teresa of Calcutta, its website says, celebrates its Sunday Holy Qurbana at St Pius X, a Latin parish church. And at the Korean Martyrs church in Donelson, a Romanian community has its own early Mass on Sunday, three hours before the Korean one.
For people in their twenties, the diocese's University Catholic started at Vanderbilt in 2006 and now says it has a presence on fourteen campuses across Middle Tennessee.
Sixteen places are listed below, each with an address and a link to its own page or its diocese's. They are not every parish in Tennessee; they are the places whose pages we could open and read.
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Catholics in Tennessee
The state has three dioceses, one for each of the grand divisions its flag marks with three stars: Nashville in the middle, Knoxville in the east, created in 1988, and Memphis in the west, created in 1971. The websites of the Nashville and Knoxville dioceses answered us with a bot check, so there we worked from their newspapers and from parish pages.
Nashville's cathedral runs a Bible study for young adults every Monday evening, divided into men's, women's and mixed groups, with a monthly happy hour. Knoxville's cathedral keeps chat groups for young adults, including one for Catholic singles.
From the parishes', the ministries' and the dioceses' own pages, opened 24 September 2026
Memphis is the most varied on a single Sunday. At Sacred Heart in Midtown, the morning Masses are in English, Vietnamese and Spanish, one after the other; St Ann in Bartlett has a Mass in Polish on the first Sunday of the month; St Theresa the Little Flower lists its Sunday Masses in Latin and English.
Where the community gathers
The sixteen places are spread over four areas: Nashville and Middle Tennessee, Knoxville and the north-east, Chattanooga, and Memphis.
Nashville and Middle Tennessee
Nashville and Middle Tennessee hold eight. The Cathedral of the Incarnation has its Monday young adult Bible study, and University Catholic celebrates its Sunday night Mass there; St Martha's in Ashland City has a Sunday Latin Mass in the traditional form; the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia welcome guests to Mass at their motherhouse; St Sharbel, the Korean Martyrs church and the Syro-Malabar mission are the Eastern and Korean communities; and University Catholic has a house at Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro.
Knoxville and the north-east
Knoxville and the north-east hold two: the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville, and St Mary's in Johnson City, with a Sunday afternoon Mass in Latin.
Chattanooga
Chattanooga holds one: the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul downtown, a church of 1890.
Memphis
Memphis holds five: the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, St Theresa the Little Flower, Sacred Heart, St Peter with the national shrine of St Martin de Porres, and St Ann in Bartlett.
Meeting places worth knowing
The cathedral of the Diocese of Nashville, dedicated in 1914, with Sunday Mass at half past eight and eleven and a young adult Bible study every Monday at half past six.
2015 West End AvenueNashville
TN 37203
The diocese's campus ministry, with its Sunday Mass at eight in the evening at the cathedral during term, and a home-cooked Sunday Supper for students beforehand.
2015 West End AvenueNashville
TN 37203
The parish of Cheatham County, with an English Mass on Sunday at nine and a traditional Latin Mass at half past eleven.
3331 Bell StreetAshland City
TN 37015
A congregation founded in Nashville in 1860, which welcomes guests to Mass and community prayer and asks them to call ahead to confirm the time.
801 Dominican DriveNashville
TN 37228
A Maronite mission approved in 2022, meeting at the Aquinas Center, with the Divine Liturgy every other week.
4210 Harding PikeNashville
TN 37205
A Korean parish in Donelson whose church was dedicated in 2013, with Sunday Mass at eleven and an earlier Mass for a Romanian community at eight.
2319 Lebanon PikeNashville
TN 37214
A mission established in 2008, whose contact page gives St Pius X church for its Sunday Holy Qurbana at half past three, after catechism.
2800 Tucker RoadNashville
TN 37218
The campus ministry at Middle Tennessee State, with a student Mass on Sunday at five followed by Sunday Supper, and another Mass on Monday.
1606 Maymont DriveMurfreesboro
TN 37130
The cathedral of the Diocese of Knoxville since 1988, with Sunday Masses from half past seven and one in Spanish at one o'clock, and young adult groups, one of them for Catholic singles.
711 South Northshore DriveKnoxville
TN 37919
A parish with Sunday Masses in English, a Spanish Mass at noon and a Mass in Latin at two in the afternoon.
2211 East Lakeview DriveJohnson City
TN 37601
A church built in 1890 and made a minor basilica in 2011, which the basilica attributes to its architecture and its Tiffany windows.
214 East 8th StreetChattanooga
TN 37402
The cathedral of the Diocese of Memphis, a parish since 1921, with Sunday Mass at eight, ten and noon.
1695 Central AvenueMemphis
TN 38104
A Midtown parish of more than ninety years, whose Sunday morning Masses are listed in Latin and English, with a Spanish Mass at its sister church.
1644 Jackson AvenueMemphis
TN 38107
A parish established in 1899 and served by the Divine Word Missionaries, with Sunday Mass in English at half past eight, Vietnamese at ten and Spanish at noon.
1324 Jefferson AvenueMemphis
TN 38104
A Dominican parish established in 1840, with Sunday Mass at half past eight and eleven and a weekday Mass at five past twelve.
190 Adams AvenueMemphis
TN 38103
A parish with Sunday Masses in English, a Spanish Mass in the early afternoon and a Polish Mass on the first Sunday of the month from September to June.
6529 Stage RoadBartlett
TN 38134
Some places appear without a card. The Church of the Assumption in Nashville, the bishop's designated home for the older Missal, is closed until further notice because of construction and fire-safety concerns. St John XXIII serves the University of Tennessee, and a retreat centre in Benton holds a monthly Mass in the 1962 Missal, but we could not confirm their addresses or times from their own pages.
Distances that decide everything
A diagram, not a map. Driving times, as in the text.
Around Nashville distances are short: Donelson is a quarter of an hour from the cathedral, Ashland City about half an hour and Murfreesboro three quarters of an hour. Knoxville is around three hours east on I-40, Chattanooga about two hours from Knoxville, and Johnson City about two hours beyond Knoxville. Memphis is more than three hours west, and Bartlett twenty-five minutes from its cathedral.
So Tennessee's Catholics live in three separate worlds, much as the stars on its flag suggest. Inside Middle Tennessee, or inside Memphis, two people can meet on a weeknight; between them, it is a weekend.
The cana.love profile carries your home town and whether you would move, so the distance is clear before anyone writes.
The Catholic year in Tennessee
Young adults at the cathedral
Bible study in Nashville at half past six, with a happy hour once a month.
Supper for students
University Catholic cooks for students before its eight o'clock Mass in Nashville, and after its five o'clock Mass in Murfreesboro.
The Maronite Liturgy
St Sharbel's Divine Liturgy, with its Aramaic, at the Aquinas Center.
Holy Qurbana in Nashville
The Syro-Malabar mission's liturgy at half past three, after catechism.
Three languages before noon
Sacred Heart in Memphis, English, Vietnamese and Spanish from half past eight to noon.
Mass in Polish
St Ann in Bartlett, on the first Sunday from September to June.
Dating as a practising Catholic in Tennessee
A Maronite Liturgy with Aramaic, a Syro-Malabar Qurbana, a Korean parish, a Vietnamese Mass and the old rite in Ashland City: Catholics in Tennessee worship in many forms. cana.love leaves room for yours.
Mass, fasting and Scripture, each asked
On the form, Mass attendance has five answers, from every week to rarely; fasting and Scripture are separate questions, and so is what you hope to find. Each answer has its own setting for who can see it.
Parish and meaning, in your own words
Two things you write yourself: your parish, and what gives your life meaning. No list could capture a state where one person's parish is a Maronite mission on a college campus and another's is a Newman house in Murfreesboro.
Spanish is one of five languages
The site runs in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Russian.
Checked first, free, no password
Every profile and photo is reviewed before it can be seen, first by software and then by a member of staff when the software is unsure. The rules forbid asking members for money, and fraud ends an account permanently, without a warning. It costs nothing, has no subscription and uses no password: you sign in with a one-time link or code sent by email.
What cana.love is and is not
cana.love is not a Catholic-only platform.
It includes Orthodox Christians, Protestants and people still finding their church, provided they want the same kind of marriage, and your settings decide who sees you. Tennessee's Catholic communities pray with Aramaic, Korean, Vietnamese, Polish and Spanish as well as English, and a site that closed its door to others would be narrower than they are. Its commitment is easy to check: faith, practice and intentions are on every profile, to read before you answer. It is run by Cana SpA, registered in Chile; see the About page.
Meeting safely
- Make the first meeting a daylight one, in public, with a time to leave agreed: coffee after Mass, a café in the Gulch in Nashville or on Cooper Street in Memphis. Tell a friend the place and, for a drive on I-40 at night, when you expect to be back. Keep your address private for now.
- On money, one rule: before you meet in person, do not send any, lend any or pay for anyone's travel, however the request is made. We look into it after a single report.
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Common questions
Is there a young adult group in Nashville?
The cathedral's young adults meet on Monday evenings, and University Catholic serves students on fourteen campuses across Middle Tennessee.
Are there Eastern Catholic churches?
St Sharbel, a Maronite mission, and the Syro-Malabar mission of St Teresa of Calcutta, both in Nashville.
Where can I find the traditional Latin Mass?
St Martha's in Ashland City has one every Sunday at half past eleven; the Church of the Assumption in Nashville is closed until further notice.
Are there Masses in other languages?
Vietnamese and Spanish at Sacred Heart in Memphis, Polish once a month in Bartlett, Korean at the Korean Martyrs church, and Spanish at the Knoxville cathedral and in Johnson City.
Is there anything in Chattanooga?
The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, a church of 1890 known for its Tiffany windows.
Can I use cana.love anywhere in Tennessee?
Yes, from eighteen, from Memphis to Johnson City. It works in a browser, so there is nothing to install.
Next steps
In Nashville, go to the cathedral's Monday Bible study, or to Sunday Supper if you are a student. In Memphis, try the ten o'clock Mass at Sacred Heart. And to learn how someone practises before your first coffee together, set up a free cana.love profile and read theirs.
Reviewed on September 24, 2026.