Sacred Heart Church (Staten Island)
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The Church of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in Staten Island, New York City. The parish was established in 1875.[1] After much financial difficulty, the church building was gradually renovated and extended to cater to the growing congregation and finished in 1900. The affiliated parish elementary school[2] and the Schoenstatt "Shrine of Light" are located across Castleton Avenue.[3]
| Sacred Heart Church | |
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| Location | 981 Castleton Avenue Staten Island, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | sacredheartsi |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | July 1875 (parish) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1900 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | New York |
| Parish | Sacred Heart |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Reverend Eric Rapaglia |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Thomas Czarneki |
References
edit- ^ Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.397.
- ^ Sacred Heart School
- ^ "Shrines in the USA". schoenstattla.com.
External links
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