Established 1892 Country United States Owned by Archdiocese of Denver Founded 1892 | Location Wheat Ridge, Colorado Type Roman Catholic No. of graves Over 120,000 Phone +1 303-424-7785 | |
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Address 12801 W 44th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, USA Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday8AM–4:30PMTuesday8AM–4:30PMWednesday8AM–4:30PMThursday8AM–4:30PMFriday8AM–4:30PMSaturday8AM–1PM Owner Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver Burials Jack Swigert, Baby Doe Tabor, William Gilpin Similar Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary, Horan & McConaty Funeral S, Aspen Mortuaries, Romero Family Funeral H, Riverside Cemetery | ||
Mount Olivet Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Archdiocese of Denver. The cemetery is located at 12801 W. 44th Avenue in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
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History
Mount Olivet was consecrated on September 25, 1892. The primary Denver cemetery until that time had been Prospect Hill Cemetery, southeast of the city. In 1890 the city designated those grounds to be turned into a park. The Catholic section of Prospect Hill Cemetery was then named Mount Calvary Cemetery, and over time the Catholic Church moved most of the remains of those buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery to Mount Olivet Cemetery, and sold the land back to the city in 1950. Today that land is part of Cheesman Park and the Denver Botanic Gardens.
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