St. Frances of Rome's Church (Bronx)

Coordinates: 40°53′43″N 73°51′13″W / 40.89528°N 73.85361°W / 40.89528; -73.85361
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The Church of St. Frances of Rome
United States of America
Completed1967[1]
ClientRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Design and construction
Architect(s)Paul Waldron Reilly of 393 Seventh Avenue, New York City, New York 10001[1]

The Church of St. Frances of Rome is a

Bronx, New York City. The parish was established in 1898.[2]

The current building, built on the foundation of the older cruciform church, was dedicated in 1967 by

Paul W. Reilly.[1] It opened with a new pipe organ made by the Delaware Organ Company.[3]

Its name honors St. Frances of Rome.

References

  1. ^
    R.R. Bowker LLC
    , 1970), p.741.
  2. ^ 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.383.
  3. ^ a b "Delaware Builds Organ for St. Frances of Rome" (PDF). The Diapason. 58 (2): 1. January 1967.

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