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The cornerstone for the present church was laid on August 28, 1865 [1] and the completed church was dedicated by Bishop McFarland on St. Patrick's Day in 1868. [2] It became a cathedral when the Diocese of Bridgeport was established in 1953. The edifice went through a major $4 million renovation in 2003 and the capacity was expanded to 750 people.
The largest church in the Diocese of Bridgeport is St. Mary's Church in Stamford, built in 1928. Sacred Heart Parish in Georgetown was the home parish for American writers Flannery O'Connor and Robert Fitzgerald from 1949 to 1952 when O'Connor was living in Ridgefield as a boarder with the Fitzgeralds.
St. George is a Roman Catholic church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport. History Built originally for a Lithuanian congregation this ...
St. Charles Borromeo Parish is a Roman Catholic church located on the East Side neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.. The church was founded in 1902 by Irish immigrants. [1]
After the construction of the church Rev. Rogers converts the old little white wooden frame church into a St. Mary Private School with more than 200 children at a cost of $3 per month. It was the first catholic school in the city. Rev. Rogers brings the first order of nuns “Sisters of Mercy” to teach; they stayed as long as the school lasted.
Pages in category "Roman Catholic churches in Bridgeport, Connecticut" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
St. Patrick Church is first Catholic church in the North End of Bridgeport. The immense church makes quite an impression on unsuspecting motorists traveling on the Interstate highway close by. The parish was formed from the third division of the parish of St. Augustine's Cathedral.
Sts. Cyril and Methodius was the second of two of Bridgeport's Slovak national parishes created out of the parish of St. John Nepomucene Slovak National Church (1891–1991). This elegant Romanesque Revival church dates from shortly after the parish's founding in 1905. The New York City church architect, Joseph A. Jackson, designed the building.