List of closed churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
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The following churches were once parishes or missions in the
Archdiocese of New York
that have been closed for some reason, i.e. financial, lack of personnel, etc.:
For a listing of current parishes in the archdiocese, please visit List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
Churches in New York City
Churches in Staten Island
- Old Church of St. Joachim and St. Anne (Staten Island, New York), Hylan Boulevard, between Sharrott and Richmond Aves
- St. Benedicta, West Brighton - Established 1922, merged with Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 1957.
- St. Mary of the Assumption, Port Richmond - Established in 1877, merged with Our Lady of Mt. Carmel August 2015.[1] Our Lady of the Assumption deconsecrated November 2017.[2]
Churches in Manhattan
- Chapel of SS. Faith, Hope & Charity (Park Ave. at 58th St.) - Established in 1958 and closed in 1986; formerly located at Park Ave. at 59th St. (1958–1978).
- Chapel of St. Teresa of Jesus (187th St. at Broadway) - Established in 1932 and closed in 1935; formerly a mission of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
- Augustinians of the Assumption. Merged with St. Bernard Parish in 2003.
- Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal(114th St. at Seventh Ave.) - Established in 1927 to serve the Spanish-speaking; formerly staffed by the Vincentian Fathers of Spain.
- Middletown
- Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels (113th St.) - Established in 1886 and closed in 2007; formerly staffed by the Capuchin Friars.
- Church of Our Lady of Vilnius(Broome St.) - Founded in 1917 as a Lithuanian National Parish; closed in 2007. Records housed at St. Anthony Shrine Church.
- Church of St. Albert (429-433 W. 47th St.) - Belgian National Parish[3]
- Church of St. Alphonsus Ligouri(308 W. Broadway) - Established in 1866; mission of Most Holy Redeemer (1847–1866). Formerly staffed by the Redemptorist Fathers. Closed in 1980 due to structural damage. Records currently housed at St. Anthony of Padua Shrine Church.
- Church of St. Ambrose(539 W. 54th St.) - Established in 1897; closed in 1938.
- Church of St. Ann(110 E. 12th St.) - Established in 1852 and closed in 2003; served as the Cathedral for Armenian-Rite Catholics from the 1980s.
- Church of St. Bernard(328 W. 14th St.) - Established in 1868; merged in 2003 with Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish under which title it now serves as the parish church.
- Church of St. Boniface(47th St. at Second Ave.) - Established in 1868 and closed in 1950. Records are now housed at the Church of the Holy Family.
- Church of St. Clare(W. 36th St.) - Established in 1903, formerly staffed by the Franciscan Friars.
- Church of St. Clement Mary Hofbauer (W. 44th St. and 10th Avenue) - Established in 1909 as a Polish National Parish; closed in the 1960s.
- Church of St. Gabriel(310 W. 37th St.) - Established in 1859 and closed in 1939.
- St. Joseph Church, Chinatown (Manhattan)in 1967 due to city urban renewal project, building demolished.
- Church of St. John the Martyr (250 E. 72nd St.) - Established in 1903; closed in 2015. Merged with St. John Nepomucene and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (Roosevelt Island).
- Manhattan State Hospital Chapel of St. Joseph(Manhattan State Hospital Chapel/Ward's Island) - Established in 1872; closed in
- Church of St. Leo (E. 28th St., between Fifth & Madison Aves.) - Established in 1880 and suppressed in 1908; became a mission of St. Stephen Church. Eventually given to the Sisters of Mary Reparatrixas a monastery and retreat house, it was sold to a private developer and demolished in the 1980s.
- Church of St. Mark (Stuyvesant Ave. at Second Ave.)
- Church of St. Mary Magdalen(Avenue D, between 12th & 13th St.) - Previously located at 529 E. 17th St. (??-1945)
- Church of St. Mary, 69th Street(202 E. 69th St.) - Established 1895 and closed in 1999.
- Church of St. Matthew(215 W. 67th St.) - Established in 1902 and closed in 1959.
- Church of St. Nicholas(125 E. 2nd St.) - Established in 1833 and closed in 1960.
- Church of St. Raphael(552 W. 50th St.)- Transferred from the Italian Friars Minor to the Croatian Custody of the same Order and was renamed Sts. Cyril and Methodius.
- (The Old) Church of St. Rose of Lima(Cannon St., between Broome & Delaney St.) - Established in 1868 and closed in the 1960s.
- Church of St. Sebastian(312 E. 24th St.) - Staffed by the Franciscan Friars; opened in 1921 and closed in 1971.
- Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary(307 E. 33rd St.) - Established in 1915 as an Italian National parish. Closed 2008 and merged with Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen. Demolished and replaced by a new chapel which opened in 2009 under the same patronage.
- Church of St. Teresa of Avila(184th St. at Broadway) - Established in 1933; staffed by the Vincentian Fathers.
- Church of St. Thomas the Apostle (262 W. 118th St.) - Established in 1889; staffed by the Salesians of Don Boscofrom 1979 to 2003; closed in 2003.
- Church of St. Vincent de Paul (123 W. 23rd St.) - Established in 1841 and closed in 2013.
- Church of the Assumption (427 W. 49th St.)
- Church of the Most Holy Crucifix(378 Broome St.) - Established in 1925 and closed in 2005.
- Church of the Holy Agony (New York City) - Established 1930, merged with St. Cecilia's 2015; Holy Agony deconsecrated 2017.
- Holy Rosary Church (Manhattan) - Established 1884, merged with St. Paul Church (New York City) 2015; Holy Rosary deconsecrated 2017.
- Church of Our Lady of Peace - Merged with St. John the Evangelist Church (Manhattan) 2015; OLP building sold to the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christian community 2017.
Churches in The Bronx
- Church of St. Adelbert(Polish) - Located at 150th St. & Robbins Ave. (1897–1899); East 156 St. near Elton Ave. (1899-?)
- Church of St. Eugene(Ogden Ave. at 163rd St.)
- Church of St. Mary(White Plains Ave. at 215th St.) - Established in 1866; closed in 2007.
- Church of St. Simon Stock (Bronx, New York) 2015, St. Joseph's building desacralized November 2017.[4]
- Our Lady of Pity - Established 1908, closed 2007, demolished.[5]
- St. Pius V Church (Bronx, New York) (420 E. 145th St.) – Established in 1906, merged with St. Rita of Cascia 2015, St. Pius church building deconsecrated 2017.
- Church of St. Roch - Personal (National) parish established 1899, merged with St. Anselm's 2015, building relegated to "profane but not sordid use" November 2017.[6]
- Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Bronx) (Bronx, New York) (160 Van Cortlandt Park South) – Established in 1928; merged with St. John's Church (Bronx) 2015. Visitation deconsecrated 2017.
- St. Brendan's Church (Bronx, New York)2015; St. Ann's deconsecrated 2017.
Churches in Dutchess County
- Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy (Clove Valley) - Established ca. 1885 and closed ca. 1947.
- St. Josephin Rhinecliff. Suppressed as a parish ca. 1975.
- Church of St. Joachim (Beacon) - Established in 1860; merged with St. John the Evangelist.
- Church of St. John the Baptist (Poughkeepsie) – Established in 1923
- St. Patrick's Chapel (Millerton, New York)
Churches in Orange County
- Chapel of St. Edward (Warwick) - Established in 1887 and closed in 2007.
Churches in Putnam County
- Towners) - Established as a mission of St. Lawrence O'Toole in Brewster in 1875 and closed in 1957.
- Chapel of St. Paul (Lake Oscawana) - Established as a mission of St. Patrick in Yorktown Heights (Westchester). Transferred to St. Columbanusin Cortlandt Manor in 1950 and closed in 1966.
Churches in Rockland County
- Chapel of St. Therese (Valley Cottage) - Established as a mission of St. Paul in Congers in 1927 and closed in 1963.
- Rockland Lake) - Established as a parish in 1901 and suppressed in 1927; mission of St. Paul in Congers (1927–1963); closed in 1963.
Churches in Sullivan County
- Chapel of All Souls (Shandalee) - Established in 1912 and closed in 1970. Formerly attached to St. Aloysius in Livingston Manor.
- Chapel of the Sacred Heart (Hankins) - Established in 1919 and closed in ??.
- Chapel of St. Lucy (Cochecton) - Established in 1884 as a mission of Holy Cross in Callicoon; closed after 1965.
Churches in Ulster County
- Chapel of Our Lady of La Salette (Boiceville) - Closed in 2006; formerly a mission of St. Francis de Sales in Phoenicia.
- Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes (Allaben) - Closed in 2006; formerly a mission of St. Francis de Sales in Phoenicia.
- Chapel of Our Lady of the Mountains (West Saugerties) - Established in 1939 as a mission of St. Patrick in Quarryville. Merged with St. Patrick in Quarryville in 1969.
- Chapel of the Sacred Heart (Eddyville) - Formerly a mission of Holy Name of Jesus in Kingston.
- Chapel of St. Joan d'Arc (Woodstock, New York) - Established in 1922; formerly a mission of St. John in West Hurley.
- Chapel of St. John the Evangelist (Clow Quarries) - Established in 1848 as a mission of St. Mary of the Snow in Saugerties and merged with St. Patrick in Quarryville in 1969.
- Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas (Veteran) - Established in 1908 as a mission of St. Patrick in Quarryville. Merged with St. Patrick in Quarryville in 1969
- Chapel of St. Wendelinus (Ruby) - Formerly a mission of St. Anne, Sawkill.
- Church of the Holy Name of Jesus (Kingston) - Established in 1887; formerly a mission of St. Joseph in Kingston.
- Church of St. Andrew (Ellenville) - Established in 1851; formerly known as St. Mary of the Assumption. Merged with St. Mary Church in 1956.
- Church of St. Mary (Ellenville) - Established in 1850; merged with St. Andrew Church in 1956.
- Church of St. Patrick (Quarryville) - Established in 1886; formerly a mission of St. Mary of the Snow in Saugerties (1875–1886). Renamed St. John the Evangelist in 1969.
- Church of St. James (Milton) – Established in 1874, merged with St. Mary's in Marlboro 2015.
Churches in Westchester County
- Chapel of St. Anthony (Mount Vernon) - Closed in 1949; formerly attached to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Mount Vernon.
- Chapel of St. George (Mohegan Lake) - Established in 1915 and closed in 1981.
- Church of Our Lady of the Rosary (Yonkers) - Closed in 2007.
- Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Port Chester) – Closed and Merged into the parish of St. John Bosco.
- Church of St. Anthony (Yonkers) - Established in 1900 and closed in 1968.
- Church of St. Denis (Yonkers) - closed and merged with St. Peter's 2015.
- Church of St. Francis of Assisi (Mount Vernon) - Established in 1949; formerly a mission of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Mount Vernon. Parish moved to Baychester Avenue in the Bronx in 1966.
- Church of St. John the Evangelist (Shrub Oak) - Established in 1896; suppressed ca. 1910.
- Church of St. Ursula (Mount Vernon)- Closed in 2015, merged with Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Mount Vernon
- Church of the Holy Eucharist (Yonkers) - Closed in 1960.
References
- ^ De Rosa, Nicole. "Staten Island parishes say goodbye to their church", Staten Island Live, August 3, 2015
- ^ "Changes to Church Worship Sites", Catholic New York, December 7, 2017, p.13
- ^ "Belgium Abroad: In the United States", News from Belgium and the Belgian Congo, New York: Belgium Information Center, p. 16, January 9, 1943
- ^ Timothy Cardinal Dolan. "Decree on the Relegation of the Church of Saint Joseph, South Bronx, New York", Archdiocese of New York, November 30, 2017
- ^ "Archdiocese of New York" (projects), Zubatkin
- ^ Timothy Cardinal Dolan. "Decree on the Relegation of the Church of St. Roch, Bronx, New York", November 30, 2017