St. Alphonsus Ligouri's Church (New York City)

The Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori
General information
Town or city Manhattan, New York City
Country United States
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

The Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori is a closed Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 308 W. Broadway in Manhattan, New York City. It was established as a mission of Most Holy Redeemer in 1847, and elevated to parish status in 1866,[1] staffed by the Redemptorist Fathers. In 1892, the address listed was 230 South Fifth Avenue.[2]

The parish was closed in 1980, with the parish records transferred and now housed at St. Anthony of Padua Shrine Church.

References

  1. ↑ 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.310.
  2. ↑ The World Almanac 1892 and Book of Facts (New York: Press Publishing, 1892), p.390.

Coordinates: 40°43′19.15″N 74°0′15.5″W / 40.7219861°N 74.004306°W / 40.7219861; -74.004306


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