Sacred Heart Church (Staten Island) Explained

Sacred Heart Church
Country:United States
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Founded Date:July 1875 (parish)
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Completed Date:1900
Parish:Sacred Heart
Archdiocese:New York
Pastor:Reverend Eric Rapaglia
Director:Thomas Czarneki

The Church of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in Staten Island, New York City. The parish was established in 1875.[1] After much financial difficulty, the church building was gradually renovated and extended to cater to the growing congregation and finished in 1900. The affiliated parish elementary school[2] and the Schoenstatt "Shrine of Light" are located across Castleton Avenue.[3]

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Notes and 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.397.
  2. http://sacredheartschoolsi.org/ Sacred Heart School
  3. Web site: Shrines in the USA. schoenstattla.com.