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This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.The diocese covers the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. [1] [2] Churches in the rest of New York City (Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx) are part of the Archdiocese of New York.; see the List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
The Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, located at 856 Pacific Street between Vanderbilt and Underhill Avenues in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, was built in 1912 in the Spanish Colonial style, replacing a previous church built in 1861. [1]
The church established a choir from very early on; in 1865, they were operating under organist and choirmaster H. Hamilton. [44] In November 1865, women of the church organized a fair to raise funds for the organ. [45] By January 1866, a new organ had been installed and a concert was held with the choir of Trinity Church, New York, to dedicate it.
It is the largest E.M. Skinner organ in New York City. Virgil Fox and Louis Vierne, organist at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, were among the world-famous organists who played the organ in Brooklyn. [14] Gregory Eaton, prior Dean of the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, was the director of music and organist from 1993 ...
Trinity continued to be the tallest in New York City, with its 281-foot (86 m) spire and cross, until it was surpassed in 1890 by the New York World Building. [ 18 ] In 1876–1877, a reredos and altar were erected in memory of William Backhouse Astor, Sr. , to the designs of architect Frederick Clarke Withers .
It was founded as Trinity Chapel as a mission of Trinity Church in Hewlett, New York. Its name was changed to St. John's of Far Rockaway in 1881 when it became an independent parish. St. John's merged with Trinity Church in 1974 and the building was sold the following year to Beth-El Temple Church of God in Christ. [2]
The Basilica of Regina Pacis (Latin for Queen of Peace) is a Catholic parish church located in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York, under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. The church was built as a votive shrine, within the then-Parish of St. Rosalia (later renamed St. Rosalia-Regina Pacis Parish). The original parish church ...
Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City, New York: Country: United States: Construction started: August 28, 1898 (cornerstone for first church laid) [1] 1913 (for present church) [1] Completed: 1909 (for first school, now chapel and parish hall) [2] 1914 (for present church) [1] 1937 (for present school) [2] Demolished: 1913 (for ...