| St. Rose of Lima Church | |
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 View from the south west on Beach 84th Street, April 2009. | |
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| 40°35′10″N 73°48′34″W / 40.58624°N 73.809322°W | |
| Location | Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City |
| Address | 130 Beach 84th Street, Rockaway Beach, New York, 11693 |
| Country | United States |
| Language(s) | English, Spanish, Polish |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Tradition | Latin Church |
| Website | St. Rose of Lima Queens.org |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Rose of Lima |
| Dedicated | September 27, 1907 |
| Earlier dedication | August 30, 1886 |
| Consecrated | September 27, 1907 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | John W. Ingle |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Romanesque Revival |
| Construction cost | US$125,000 (current building), US$6,000 (first building) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 800 (current building), 500 (first building) |
| Number of spires | 2 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn |
| Deanery | Queens 10 Deanery |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Fr. James Rodriguez Fr. Daniel K. Rajski, Part Time Parochial Vicar |
| Deacon(s) | Dcn. Juan M. Carattini Dcn. Gilberto Laboy |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Mr. Kevin Faughey |
| Organist(s) | Mr. Kevin Faughey |
| Business manager | Ms. Luz Rivera |
| Religious education coordinator | Mrs. Bridget Murphy |
| OCIA coordinator | Mrs. Bridget Murphy |
| Youth ministry coordinator | Ms. Sally Flores |
Saint Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church located at 130 Beach 84th Street in Rockaway Beach, Queens New York. The parish was founded on August 30, 1886, and the old church building was one of the first Catholic Churches built on the Rockaway peninsula. It is a currently active church within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, and masses are celebrated in English, Spanish, and Polish. [1]
Building
Current building
Groundbreaking for the current Romanesque Revival style church building took place on July 1, 1906, and the first Mass and dedication inside the new church took place on September 27, 1907. John W. Ingle was the architect of this church. It has a seating capacity of 800, and the cost of construction was US$125,000. [2]
First building
The first church building, built on Fairview Avenue (modern day Beach 84th Street) and Barry Place, near the Long Island Railroad, was 50 x 100 feet. It could hold 500 worshippers and cost $6,000 to build. A small cul-de-sac in back of the Hammel project marks the site of the first building at present. The first Mass was celebrated in the first building on August 30, 1886. [3]
Pastors
Msgr. James F. Spengler
Father Edward J. O’Connell, 1886-1895 ✠
Father Thomas J. McCaffrey, 1895-1900 ✠
Father Henry F. Murray, 1900-1911 ✠
Father John P. Wilson, 1911-1912 ✠
Father James J. Bennett, 1912-1921 ✠
Father John F. Stack, 1921-1953 ✠
Father Pierce V. Brennan (Adm.), 1953-1954 ✠
Father Charles T. Carow, 1954-1956 ✠
Father Patrick J. McLaughlin, 1956-1957 ✠
Father Joseph J. Tschantz, 1957-1961 ✠
Father John B. Smith, 1961-1965 ✠
Father James F. McDonald, 1965-1971 ✠
Father Karl M. Michel, 1971-1978 ✠
Father James T. Devine, 1978-1988
Msgr. James P. Grace, 1988-1993 ✠
Father Peter D. Gillen, 1993-2007
Msgr. James F. Spengler, 2007-2015
Father Wladyslaw Z. Kubrak (Adm.), 2014-2016
Father James A. Kuroly, 2016 – 2019
Father James Rodriguez, 2019–present
✠ – Deceased [4]
References
- ^ "History". Saint Rose of Lima Queens. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "History". Saint Rose of Lima Queens. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ Lucev, Emil. "Historical Views of the Rockaways St. Rose Of Lima Roman Catholic Church - Rockaway Beach, N.Y. History". The Wave of Long Island. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "History". Saint Rose of Lima Queens. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
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