St. Augustine Parish (Hartford, Connecticut)

St. Augustine Parish
Location 10 Campfield Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website Parish Website
History
Founded 1902 (1902)
Administration
Archdiocese Hartford
Province Hartford
Division Vicariate: Hartford
Subdivision Hartford
Clergy
Archbishop Most Rev. Henry J. Mansell, D.D.
Priest(s) Rev. Dr. James Ibekwe, Br. Minlib Dallh, O.P.
Pastor(s) Rev. Jose A. Mercado
Deacon(s) Mr. Ramon Rosado
Laity
Organist(s) Mr. Daniel Pereira

St. Augustine Parish is a Roman Catholic parish located in Hartford, Connecticut. In addition to a church, the parish also administers a school, St. Augustine School.

History

St. Augustine Parish was established in August 1902 with Fr. Michael Barry appointed as its first pastor. At that time, a church building had not yet been constructed so mass was offered at the Washington Street School until a basement chapel was completed in 1903. The current Romanesque-style church was completed in 1912 and dedicated by Bishop John J. Nilan of the then Diocese of Hartford in June of that year. By 1928, a school had been constructed and was run by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambery. On July 23, 1934, the Hartford City Council named the surrounding area of the church "Barry Square" in honor of the parish's first pastor.[1]

Notes

  1. http://www.archdioceseofhartford.org/cgi-bin/history.pl?textdata=165

Coordinates: 41°44′34″N 72°40′56″W / 41.7429°N 72.6821°W / 41.7429; -72.6821

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