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The Catholic Church in Chicago, 1673–1871 (Loyola University Press, 1921) Greeley, Andrew M. Chicago Catholics and the struggles within their Church (Transaction Publishers, 2011) Hoy, Suellen. Good Hearts: Catholic Sisters in Chicago's Past (University of Illinois Press, 2006)
6346 N Ridge Ave, Chicago: Croatian Catholic mission established in 1972; formerly St. Henry parish church built in 1906 [17] [18] St. Gertrude 6200 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago Parish founded in 1912; current church dedicated in 1931 [19] St. Gregory the Great 5545 N Paulina St, Chicago Founded in 1904 St. Henry 6325 N Hoyne Ave, Chicago
The Shrine of Christ the King, formerly known as St. Clara and St. Gelasius Church, is a historic Catholic church of the Archdiocese of Chicago in the Woodlawn neighborhood. It is now the National Headquarters of the American Province of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, who are restoring the church after a 2015 fire.
The church serves as the episcopal seat of the current Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich. Dedicated on November 21, 1875, Holy Name Cathedral replaced the Cathedral of Saint Mary and the Church of the Holy Name, which were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Church of the Holy Family was founded in 1857 by Fr. Arnold Damen, SJ, at the behest of Bishop Anthony O'Regan.Damen wanted to build a large complex with multiple buildings to serve the needs of the local Catholic immigrants, but many were concerned about raising the funds for a grand church in the wake of the Panic of 1857.
The church from the back. Old St. Patrick's Church was founded on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1846. The parish was originally housed in a wooden building at Randolph Street and Des Plaines Street. In the 1850s, the present church building was constructed of yellow Cream City brick from Milwaukee. [2]
The original church edifice survived the Great Chicago Fire but was demolished to construct the present church. The famous Irish Roman Catholic ecclesiastical architect Patrick Charles Keely of Brooklyn, New York , New York , built the present church that is located on the southeast corner of Noble and Evergreen Streets from 1871 to 1881. [ 2 ]
In 1990, the Archdiocese of Chicago closed multiple parishes as part of a controversial budget cut that attempted to reduce the archdiocesan debt. During a meeting on Saturday, January 20, 1990, Reverend Kouba, long-time parish pastor for almost 19 years, told a group of 35 parishioners that the church would close on June 30 of the same year. [ 4 ]