Our Lady of the Assumption Church (Westport, Connecticut) explained

Our Lady of the Assumption Parish
Architect:Oliver Reagan renovation - 1940s
Location:98 Riverside Avenue
Westport, Connecticut
Country:United States
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Diocese:Bridgeport
Province:Hartford
Bishop:Most Rev. Frank Joseph Caggiano

Our Lady of the Assumption Church is a Roman Catholic church in Westport, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.

History

The first recorded Mass celebrated in Westport was said in 1853 by Rev. John Brady of Norwalk, in the Universalist Church on Main Street. For many years Westport was a mission of St. Mary's Church in Norwalk.[1] A church built by Rev. Dr. Mulligan was dedicated on August 15, 1860. In 1876, Rev. M.P. Lawlor was made pastor in Fairfield, with responsibility for Westport as well.[2]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.assumptionwestport.org/history/ "History", Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Westport
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=eZBMAQAAMAAJ&q=St.+Patrick%27s+Parish&pg=PA149 O'Donnell, James H., History of the Diocese of Hartford, D. H. Hurd Company, 1900, p. 288