| Church of St. Charles Borromeo | |
| Location Town: | New York City |
| Location Country: | United States of America |
| Website: | St. Charles Borromeo Church, Manhattan (Harlem) |
| Architect: | George H. Streeton (for church)[1] Greenberg & Ames of 303 Park Avenue (for 1961 parish school)[2] |
| Client: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
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. 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.[7]