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Calvary Catholic Cemetery is the second largest Catholic cemetery in Memphis replacing St. Peter Cemetery which was located at Madison and Dunlap, presently within the campus of the University of Tennessee. Consecrated in 1867 to serve the booming populations of German, Irish, Italian and other Catholics it contains memorials and mass burials pertaining to the Yellow Fever epidemics of the 19th century, the grave of Mary Magdalen Hodges (recipient of the Miracle of Memphis), sections for almost every religious group that served the Catholic population of Memphis and prominent Catholic sports figures and early leaders of the city. There are over 45,000 burials and the cemetery is still active and expanding.
The cemetery is located on 1663 Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.