The parish of St. Simon Stock was founded by the Irish Carmelites of Our Lady of Scapular Mount Carmel in lower Manhattan. The first Mass was offered in a two-story frame house at "Carmel Hill", at 182nd Street and Valentine Avenue, on Palm Sunday, March 28, 1920.[1]
Construction began on the church in 1921, but was interrupted by the need to build a school. On occasion, sermons were given in Irish Gaelic.[2]
St. Joseph's Parish was founded in 1873 by Archbishop John McCloskey to serve the German Catholics in the Tremont area of the Bronx. The original church, dedicated in 1874 fronted Washington Avenue near 177th Street. The first resident pastor was the Rev. Joseph M. Sorg.[3]
A new church building was begun in October 1898. Located near the original building, it faced Bathgate Avenue.[4]
As of 2015, out of repair, the church had been closed[5] and the congregation merged with the Church of St. Simon Stock about 3/4 of a mile away.[6] St. Joseph's church building was desacralized by a decree effective November 30, 2017.[7]
Architectureedit
The neo-Gothic church was built of white stone quarried from the lot, and faced with polished granite on the front and rear ends. When built, the church provided seating for about 1,500 persons.
^"Parish History", St. Simon Stock – St. Joseph Parish
^Almeida, Linda Dowling. Irish Immigrants in New York City, 1945-1995, Indiana University Press, 2001, 9780253108531, p. 181 n.43
^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.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.387. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^Andy Newman (May 8, 2015). "New York Archdiocese Will Close 7 More Churches". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2015. The decisions are set to take effect on Aug. 1.
^David Gonzalez (September 25, 2015). "In the Bronx, 'Poor Church' Is More Than a Papal Phrase". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2015. ...St. Joseph's attendance had dwindled, and its walls and ceiling were crumbling from a leaky roof. Repairs would cost at least $5 million, impossible for a poor parish like St. Joseph's....
^Timothy Cardinal Dolan. "Decree on the Relegation of the Church of Saint Joseph, South Bronx, New York", Archdiocese of New York, November 30, 2017
^Annese, Paul (2019-02-06). "5 NYC Catholic schools set to close at end of school year in June". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Church of St Simon Stock St Joseph news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Church of St Simon Stock St Joseph is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York located at 2191 Valentine Avenue Bronx New York City It was established in 1919 and has been continuously staffed by the Carmelite Fathers since its founding The Church of St Simon Stock St JosephPhotographed in 2010General informationTown or cityBronx New York CityCountryUnited States of AmericaClientRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York Contents 1 History 2 Pastors 3 St Joseph s Church 3 1 History 3 2 Architecture 3 3 School 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe parish of St Simon Stock was founded by the Irish Carmelites of Our Lady of Scapular Mount Carmel in lower Manhattan The first Mass was offered in a two story frame house at Carmel Hill at 182nd Street and Valentine Avenue on Palm Sunday March 28 1920 1 Construction began on the church in 1921 but was interrupted by the need to build a school On occasion sermons were given in Irish Gaelic 2 Pastors editFr William G O Farrell 1920 1925 Fr Elias Vella 1925 1926 Fr Louis Gerhard 1926 1929 Fr Dionysius Flanagan 1929 1931 Fr Patrick Russell 1931 1933 Fr Elias Holland 1933 10 months Fr Mel Daly 1933 1961 Fr Gerard McCarthy 1961 1968 Fr John Parsons 1968 1973 Fr Martin Miller 1974 1979 Fr Vincent Ciorciari 1980 1981 Fr James Goulding 1982 1983 Fr Patrick McGuigan 1983 1988 Fr Mike Kissane 1988 1992 Fr Ruben Rodriguez 1992 1998 Fr Mike Kissane 1998 2003 Fr Nelson Belizario 2003 Current nbsp General informationTown or cityBronx New York CityCountryUnited States of AmericaClientRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New YorkSt Joseph s Church editThe Church of St Joseph was a Roman Catholic parish church in the Upper Morrisania neighborhood under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York located at 1949 Bathgate Avenue Bronx New York City The parish was established in 1873 History edit St Joseph s Parish was founded in 1873 by Archbishop John McCloskey to serve the German Catholics in the Tremont area of the Bronx The original church dedicated in 1874 fronted Washington Avenue near 177th Street The first resident pastor was the Rev Joseph M Sorg 3 A new church building was begun in October 1898 Located near the original building it faced Bathgate Avenue 4 As of 2015 out of repair the church had been closed 5 and the congregation merged with the Church of St Simon Stock about 3 4 of a mile away 6 St Joseph s church building was desacralized by a decree effective November 30 2017 7 Architecture edit The neo Gothic church was built of white stone quarried from the lot and faced with polished granite on the front and rear ends When built the church provided seating for about 1 500 persons School edit St Joseph s Catholic School closed in 2019 8 References edit Parish History St Simon Stock St Joseph Parish Almeida Linda Dowling Irish Immigrants in New York City 1945 1995 Indiana University Press 2001 9780253108531 p 181 n 43 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 New York City The Catholic Editing Company 1914 p 387 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain St Joseph Catholic Church NYC AGO Andy Newman May 8 2015 New York Archdiocese Will Close 7 More Churches The New York Times Retrieved September 26 2015 The decisions are set to take effect on Aug 1 David Gonzalez September 25 2015 In the Bronx Poor Church Is More Than a Papal Phrase The New York Times Retrieved September 26 2015 St Joseph s attendance had dwindled and its walls and ceiling were crumbling from a leaky roof Repairs would cost at least 5 million impossible for a poor parish like St Joseph s Timothy Cardinal Dolan Decree on the Relegation of the Church of Saint Joseph South Bronx New York Archdiocese of New York November 30 2017 Annese Paul 2019 02 06 5 NYC Catholic schools set to close at end of school year in June New York Daily News Retrieved 2020 05 05 External links editSt Simon Stock and St Joseph Parish website 40 51 17 97 N 73 53 57 23 W 40 8549917 N 73 8992306 W 40 8549917 73 8992306 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Church of St Simon Stock St Joseph amp oldid 1198035551, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
