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St. Peter's Catholic Church is a historic church building at 935 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built in 1884, the church is one of the city's finest and most ornate examples of Gothic Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
St. John's Catholic Church, established in 1834, is an historic Roman Catholic parish church in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is the oldest established Catholic religious institution in the city, and the oldest Catholic parish in New England outside of Boston .
It consists of four main buildings, a church, rectory, convent, and school. It was the third Roman Catholic parish established in the city to serve its French Canadian population, and was a significant work of a Canadian-born Worcester architect, O. E. Nault. One of the Founders of the Church was Noel Biron. [2]
When the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester was established, it was elevated to the cathedral church by Bishop John J. Wright on March 7, 1950. [3] A statue of St. Francis of Assisi occupies the small courtyard on the side of the church. During the Christmas season, the church also displays its Nativity here.
St. John's Church was established in 1834 in the City of Worcester. It is the oldest surviving Catholic church in New England outside of Boston. The College of the Holy Cross was founded in Worcester by Bishop Benedict Fenwick of Boston in 1843. Fenwick had tried to build the college in Boston, but was thwarted by Protestant politicians running ...
WORCESTER — The new Worcester Cultural Academy charter school will hold classes in two buildings owned by the Diocese of Worcester this fall, at the former sites of St. Joseph’s School and the ...
OXFORD ― Two Catholic congregations in Oxford are set to merge after a decree by Worcester Bishop Robert Joseph McManus. The two parishes, St. Roch and St. Ann, share the same pastor, the Rev ...
St. Peters Catholic Church (Worcester, Massachusetts) This page was last edited on 10 October 2023, at 11:39 (UTC). Text ...