St. Henry's Church (Bayonne, New Jersey)
| St. Henry's Church | |
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 St. Henry's Church | |
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| 40°40′11″N 74°07′00″W / 40.669816°N 74.116580°W | |
| Location | Bayonne, New Jersey |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | St. Henry' Church website |
| History | |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1890 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Newark |
St. Henry's Church is a
Description
The first building of the church, a wooden structure, was built in 1890 on the northeast corner of Avenue D (now Broadway) and 26th Street (site of the current Bayonne Post Office). The first pastor was the Reverend Alois Heller.
St. Henry's merged with St. Thomas' Church when St. Thomas's Church closed in 1892. This caused a controversy in Bayonne over what language should be spoken at masses to the congregation. It was decided by Bishop Wigger in favor of the German-Catholics.[1]
Construction of the current
. The ground was broken for the new church by Fr. Peter E. Reilly on June 17, 1911 and the cornerstone was laid by Bishop O'Connor on September 15, 1912. The new church was dedicated on May 30, 1915.After the death of Fr. Reilly in 1919, Fr. Michael Mulligan took over the parish. He bought a pulpit of carrara marble for $4,000. Later, he bought an old school building from Bayonne and opened the St. Henry's Grammar School (since closed).[2] Monsignor Mulligan (he had been elevated to the Monsignorate in 1954) retired in 1966 and died the following year (1967). Fr. Charles J. Covert took over the parish and immediately modernized the facility at a cost of $550,000 with an additional $150,000 for the school. Fr. Covert died in 1979.
The interior of St. Henry's includes a
During the church renovations done from 1968 to 1969, the plain windows were replaced with
References
- ^ "Bishop Wigger's Triumph". New York Times. 1893-02-13.
- ^ "Old School Building Deeded by Bayonne; St. Henry's Catholic Church Is Buyer of City Property". New York Times. 1940-05-04.
- ^ Gomez, John (2008-01-10). "Legends & Landmarks: Master's prisms shine in Hudson churches". Jersey Journal.
Resources
- Ciccarino, Rev. Christopher (2003). Seeds of Faith, Branches of Hope - The Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey. Strasbourg, France: Editions du Signe. ISBN 2-7468-1137-5.
- Bayonne Historical Society, Inc. (1998). P. Gerard Nowicki (ed.). Bayonne Landmarks. Bayonne, New Jersey: David Lipyanka, The Creative Edge.