St. Luke's Church (Bronx)
The Church of St. Luke is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 623 East 138th Street, The Bronx, New York City.
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| General information | |
| Town or city | The Bronx, New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Construction started | 1897 (for stone basement of church)[1] |
| Completed | 1898 (for stone basement of church)[1] 1909 (for school)[1] |
| Cost | $45,000 (for 1898 stone basement of church)[1] $80,000 (for 1909 school)[1] |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
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| Structural system | Masonry stone (for 1898 basement church)[1] Masonry pressed brick (for 1900s rectory)[1] Masonry brick with stone trimmings (for 1909 school)[1] |
Parish history
The parish was established in 1897 with a Catholic population of around 200, separated from the parish of St. Jerome’s Church (Bronx, New York).[1] The first mass was celebrated by the Rev. John J. Boyle on July 4, 1897 in a barn belonging to the Sadlier family.[1]
Buildings
Archbishop Corrigan dedicated a temporary church February 27, 1898. “The stone basement church was completed at a cost of $45,000, including the lot.[1] Father Boyle next built a rectory of pressed brick, and then devoted his efforts to providing a school.
The school building was opened in 1909, having cost $80,000. It is of brick with stone trimmings.”[1] The school was staffed by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, who originally lived on the third floor of the school.[2]
Pastors
- Rev. John Boyle (1897-1914),
- Very Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. McMackin, D.D., Ph. D (1916-1922),
- Rt. Rev. John J. Mitty, D.D. (1922-1926),
- Rev. Patrick J. Minogue (1926-1931),
- Rt. Rev. Msgr. Robert B. Mulcahey, DD (1931-1966), Rev. Miguel Juan, T.O.R. 1960
- Rev. Msgr. Gerald J. Ryan (1966-2013)
References
- 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.388.
- "Our History", St. Luke School
