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The church as it appeared in 1914. In 1886 the territory extending from 34th to 44th Streets, west of 10th Avenue, was separated by the Archdiocese of New York from St. Michael's and Holy Cross parishes and formed into the new parish of St. Raphael, which was incorporated May 4 of that year.
The Church of Saint Raphael the Archangel was dedicated in 1966 to serve a growing Catholic population. In 1996 the Jesuits accepted pastorship of the parish. It is the only Jesuit Parish in the Diocese of Raleigh. In 1997 the parish started a Hispanic Ministry program and added Spanish masses to the services.
St. Raphael's Parish traces its origin to July 1833 when the first group of settlers gathered for Mass in the home of Patrick Quigley. [4] Father Charles Felix Van Quickenborne, a Belgian Jesuit, organized them into a parish. [5] The parish did not have a regular church building yet, so the members met at various homes for mass.
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St. Raphael's was the high school parish of Daniel Rudd, an African-American newspaperman who founded the first Black Catholic Newspaper in 1886, "American Catholic Tribune." [ 4 ] An Ohio Historical Marker honoring him was dedicated Dec 12, 2021.
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He returned to St. Raphael's in 2000, and became rector of St. Mary's Cathedral Parish in 2003. [ 3 ] In 2004, LaValley was relieved of his duties as episcopal vicar and chancellor, and named as Bishop Robert J. Cunningham 's delegate to implement and oversee compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People . [ 3 ]