St. Frances of Rome's Church (Bronx, New York)

The Church of St. Frances of Rome
General information
Town or city Bronx, New York City
Country United States of America
Completed 1967[1]
Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Design and construction
Architect Paul Waldron Reilly of 393 Seventh Avenue, New York City, New York 10001[1]

The Church of St. Frances of Rome is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 4307 Barnes Avenue Bronx, New York City. The parish was established in 1898.[2]

The architect for the 1967 church was Paul W. Reilly.[1]

Its name honors St. Frances of Rome.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paul W. Reilly Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine." American Architects Directory, Third Edition (New York City: R.R. Bowker LLC, 1970), p.741.
  2. ↑ Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.383.

Coordinates: 40°53′43″N 73°51′13″W / 40.89528°N 73.85361°W / 40.89528; -73.85361


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