St. Charles Borromeo Church (Greece, New York)

St. Charles Borromeo Church
Location Greece (town), New York
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Tradition Latin Rite
Website
History
Status Parish
Founded 1926
Founder(s)

Bishop Thomas Francis Hickey
George Pearson

Leo Lawson
Relics held Stole of St. Charles
Architecture
Functional status Active
Administration
Parish St. Charles Borromeo
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
Province Ecclesiastical Province of New York
Clergy
Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Bishop(s) Robert Joseph Cunningham (Apostolic Administrator)
Vicar(s) Reverend Anthony Nketiah
Priest(s)

Reverend John Firpo
Reverend Anthony Nketiah

Reverend Thomas Statt
Pastor(s) Reverend John Firpo
Deacon(s) Dan Callan
Laity
Director of music Marcia Sheremeta
Business manager Chris Dimartino
RCIA coordinator Sister Miriam Nugent, RSM
Youth ministry coordinator Sherry Clifford

St. Charles Borromeo Church is a Roman Catholic parish of the Latin Rite. It serves the Barnard neighborhood of Greece, New York in Monroe County. It is on the corner of Dewey Avenue and Maiden Lane. It was founded in 1925 by Bishop Hickey on the request of Leo Lawson and George Pearson, and it included 72 families at its founding, and the first parish Mass was Sunday, November 6, 1925 . From 1926 until 2008, the Parish supported a parochial school

Pastors

  • Rev. John M. Sellinger (1925-1929)
  • Rev. William A. Doran (1929-1939)
  • Rev. Msg. Robert E. Keleher (1939-1968)
  • Rev. John L. Hedges (1968-1978)
  • Rev. Emmett J. Halloran (1978-1988)
    • Rev. Robert Collins, Administrator (1985-1986)
  • Rev. Terrance Fleming (1988-1992)
  • Rev. Edward Palumbos (1992-2001)
  • Rev. Timothy Brown (2001-2008)
  • Rev. John Firpo (2008- Incumbent)

Current Clergy and Religious Laity

  • Father John Firpo, Pastor (2006–Present) Former Parochial Vicar (1992-1996)
  • Fr. Edison Tayag, Parochial Vicar (2013–Present)
  • Father Thomas Statt, Weekend Assistant (2000–Present)
  • Deacon Dan Callan, Deacon (2012–Present)

Sources

Coordinates: 43°13′28.52″N 77°38′34.56″W / 43.2245889°N 77.6429333°W / 43.2245889; -77.6429333

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