Welcome to Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
Resurrection Catholic Cemetery is a place of faith and a testimony to the Christian belief in life after death. It is a place of honor and respect for those who have died and a memorial to all who are interred there.
Resurrection Cemetery is a place of interment for a wide range of people: those who have expressed their faith through the Catholic Church, those whose loved ones are buried there, and those who admire the life and message of Jesus and His church. All these people are welcome to be interred in a Catholic Cemetery.
Oversight
The diocesan bishop is ultimately responsible for oversight of Resurrection Cemetery, but regarding day-to-day operations, it is done collectively through the Catholic Cemeteries of Jefferson City Board of Directors, which is composed of representatives from each of the three Jefferson City parishes. The Board supports the working personnel and efforts at Resurrection Cemetery, which includes budget and financial oversight, products and services offered by the cemetery, facility upkeep and maintenance and long-term planning.
History
St. Peter Parish of Jefferson City established its own parish cemetery shortly after the current church opened in the 1880s. That cemetery is still in its original place and is located on the east corner of what is now the Heisinger Lutheran Home property. When the original cemetery needed additional space, a new cemetery for St. Peter was opened just to the west. That cemetery is still very prominent on West Main Street. As that cemetery was running out of space, the pastors of St. Peter and the newly opened Immaculate Conception parish acquired land further west for a shared cemetery, what we currently know as Resurrection Cemetery on West Truman Boulevard. After the Cathedral of St. Joseph parish was established in the 1960s, Resurrection Cemetery became its parish cemetery as well.