Church of St. Charles Borromeo | |
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General information | |
Town or city | New York City |
Country | United States of America |
Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) |
George H. Streeton (for church)
[1] Greenberg & Ames of 303 Park Avenue (for 1961 parish school) [2] |
Website | |
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Manhattan (Harlem) |
The Church of St. Charles Borromeo is a parish in the Archdiocese of New York, located at 211 West 141st Street in Manhattan, New York City. [3] It was part of the Harlem Vicariate. [3] The parish was established in 1888. [4]
On May 8, 2015, the parish was merged with that of All Saints Church. [5]
In 1892, the address listed for the church was at 2660 8th Ave. [6] The church was built to the designs of George H. Streeton [1] Pastor C. J. Drew had a four-story parish school at 216-228 West 142nd Street built in 1961 to designs by the architectural firm of Greenberg & Ames of 303 Park Avenue. [2]
Eddie Bonnemère performed his "Missa Hodierna" at the church in 1966, the first ever Jazz Mass in a US Catholic church.
Emerson J. Moore succeeded Father Edward Dugan as pastor in 1975, becoming its first African-American pastor. Moore became the first Black monsignor in the United States in 1978. In 1982, Pope John Paul II appointed Moore a bishop and vicar of the Black community, after visiting the parish personally three years earlier. [3] [7]
40°49′11.0″N 73°56′30.6″W / 40.819722°N 73.941833°W
Church of St. Charles Borromeo | |
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| |
General information | |
Town or city | New York City |
Country | United States of America |
Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) |
George H. Streeton (for church)
[1] Greenberg & Ames of 303 Park Avenue (for 1961 parish school) [2] |
Website | |
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Manhattan (Harlem) |
The Church of St. Charles Borromeo is a parish in the Archdiocese of New York, located at 211 West 141st Street in Manhattan, New York City. [3] It was part of the Harlem Vicariate. [3] The parish was established in 1888. [4]
On May 8, 2015, the parish was merged with that of All Saints Church. [5]
In 1892, the address listed for the church was at 2660 8th Ave. [6] The church was built to the designs of George H. Streeton [1] Pastor C. J. Drew had a four-story parish school at 216-228 West 142nd Street built in 1961 to designs by the architectural firm of Greenberg & Ames of 303 Park Avenue. [2]
Eddie Bonnemère performed his "Missa Hodierna" at the church in 1966, the first ever Jazz Mass in a US Catholic church.
Emerson J. Moore succeeded Father Edward Dugan as pastor in 1975, becoming its first African-American pastor. Moore became the first Black monsignor in the United States in 1978. In 1982, Pope John Paul II appointed Moore a bishop and vicar of the Black community, after visiting the parish personally three years earlier. [3] [7]
40°49′11.0″N 73°56′30.6″W / 40.819722°N 73.941833°W