St. Ambrose Church was a Catholic parish church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport. The church was sometimes referred to as the Church on the Hill. St. Ambrose's Church was a landmark in this part of Bridgeport, Connecticut, built in a Romanesque style in 1939 to the designs of Brooklyn architect Anthony J. DePace of DePace & Juster. The parish was closed in 2012.[1] In 2022, the property was announced as the new site of Fairfield Bellarmine, a new campus of Fairfield University.[2]
St. Ambrose Church | |
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Location | 1596 Boston Ave Bridgeport, Connecticut |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Anthony J. DePace of DePace & Juster |
Administration | |
Province | Hartford |
Diocese | Bridgeport |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Frank Caggiano |
References
edit- ^ Burgeson, John (2011-10-12). "The faithful rattled by planned closing of three Catholic churches in Bridgeport". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "Fairfield University Announces Location of Bellarmine Campus in Partnership With Diocese of Bridgeport at Site of Former St. Ambrose School | Fairfield University". Press Releases | Fairfield University. Retrieved 2022-12-16.