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  • Contact & Staff
  • Daily Mass Schedule
  • Event Schedule
  • Ministry Schedule
  • Examination of Conscience
  • Religious Education (CCD)
  • Adult Faith Formation
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  • Sacraments & Sacramentals
  • O.L. Assumption Arena
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Knights of Columbus 1128
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  • Mardi Gras 2026

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Located on the corner of 10th Street and Maple Street in Chadron.

Mt. Calvary Cemetery majestically stands as the resting place for area Catholics + friends looking forward to the final Resurrection. Information on burials and perpetual care can be found below. 

Perpetual Care Ministry

Burials will only occur after a Catholic Funeral is prayed in a Catholic Church.

Catechism of the Catholic Church #1684-1690

Job 1:5; 2 Maccabees 12:46; Matthew 5:25-26; Wisdom 3:1-9

Burials

Plot Costs

Opening & Closing

Opening & Closing

Active Parishioners of St. Patrick's Parish, Chadron: $300


Non-active or non-parishioners: $400


Perpetual Care

Fee: $100

Opening & Closing

Opening & Closing

Opening & Closing

A local contractor will open and close the graves. St. Patrick's Parish will issue a bill on behalf of the contractor. Approximate cost:

$800 (casket) 

$200 (cremains)

Vaults

Opening & Closing

Vaults

The use of burial vaults for casket burials is required by local law to preserve ground water and assist with Cemetery care. 



Purchasing Plots:

Please visit the Parish Administrative Secretary at the Parish Office, in the Scholasticum: 

340 Cedar Street

Chadron, NE 69337

308-432-2626

Lamentations 3:22-24

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness. "The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in Him!" 

Gravesites

General Care of Grave Markers

General Care of Grave Markers

General Care of Grave Markers

Families are responsible for the care and maintenance of gravestones and their foundations. All other care is provided by St. Patrick's Parish. 

Perpetual Care Ministry

Placement of Grave Markers

General Care of Grave Markers

General Care of Grave Markers

Cemetery plots are 10ft by 4ft. Markers extending above ground level are allowed in all parts of the Cemetery. All markers must have a foundation that extends 4in from all sides of the stone. Headstones must be placed under the supervision of the Cemetery caretaker. 

Temporary Decorations

General Care of Grave Markers

Temporary Decorations

Temporary decorations, such as flowers, may be placed on gravesites if they do not hinder maintenance operations. Glass containers are prohibited. Temporary decorations will be removed the week after Memorial Day. 

Eternal Rest grant unto them O Lord, and let Perpetual Light shone upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen. 

Perpetual Care Ministry

The great care shown to Christ in His burial rebounds by our care shown to the beloved dead. Honoring the body as a Temple of the Holy Spirit and looking forward to the Resurrection, Mt. Calvary Cemetery seeks to provide a dignified resting place.

Contact the Parish Office to get involved today. 

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Jesus, John 11:25-26

“I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.

Do you believe this?”

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