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Our Lady of Consolation Church, 10 Charles St, Pawtucket Church constructed in the 1920s. Became part of Holy Family Parish in 2009 [56] [57] Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 38 Park St, Pawtucket Became part of Holy Family Parish in 2009 [56] St. Joseph Church, 195 Walcott St, Pawtucket Founded in 1874, church dedicated in 1878.
In 1879, the village was incorporated into Wakefield's St. Francis Parish, and a Narragansett congregation was established. The first Catholic church building, a small wooden chapel in the Gothic architectural style, was built in 1884. The new church was dedicated to St. Philomena.
The parish has historic ties to the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine, the Order of St Francis (now the Society of St Francis), and both historic and continuing ties to the Order of the Holy Cross. Healey Willan was a frequent visitor to the Clergy House at St Bart's during the tenure of his student, Alex Shaw (1929–63), as Choir Master. [ 38 ]
Wakefield Baptist Church. Wakefield is a village in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, and the commercial center of South Kingstown.Together with the village of Peace Dale, it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census-designated place identified as Wakefield-Peacedale.
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In the 1830s, John Corry started looking for a plot of land to build the first Catholic church in Providence. However, many landowners were unwilling to go against anti-Catholic sentiment in the city by selling him land. Corry finally obtained a property and starting building Saints Peter and Paul Church, which was dedicated in 1838. [8]
Robert Edward Mulvee (February 15, 1930 – December 28, 2018) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.. Mulvee served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire (1977-1985), as bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington in Delaware (1985–1995) and as bishop of the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island (1997–2005).
Louis Edward Gélineau (May 3, 1928 – November 7, 2024) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as bishop of the Diocese of Providence from 1972 to 1997.