Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church (Bridgeport, Connecticut)

Saints Cyril and Methodius Parish
Location 79 Church St
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Founded 1905
Architecture
Architect(s) Joseph A. Jackson
Administration
Diocese Bridgeport
Province Hartford
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. Frank J. Caggiano

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Parish is a Roman Catholic church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, now part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.[1]

Masses

As of April 2011, Sts. Cyril and Methodius is the only Roman Catholic Church in its city to offer regular Mass in the Extraordinary form of the Roman Rite.[2]

History

Sts. Cyril and Methodius was originally Bridgeport's Slovak national parish. This elegant Romanesque Revival church dates from shortly after the parish's founding in 1905. The New York City church architect, Joseph A. Jackson, designed the building.

Father Stephen Panik, for whom Father Panik Village was named, had been the church's pastor from the early 1930s until his death in 1953.[3]

The church, itself, was initially established by the St. Joseph Society, with its materials and records integral to the foundations of the St. Stephen's Society and the National Slovak Society respectively. [4]

Since October 8, 2017, the church has been placed under the pastoral care of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bridgeportdiocese.com/index.php/parishes/parish-bridgeport
  2. ↑ http://www.latinmassschedule.com/index.php?view=article&catid=54%3Atridentine-mass-schedule-by-state&id=7%3Aschedule-of-tridentine-masses-in-connecticut&format=pdf&option=com_content&Itemid=2
  3. ↑ "The Last Farewell to Father Panik Village". The New York Times. Accessed 1 December 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.hsp.org/sites/www.hsp.org/files/migrated/findingaid3045ststephens.pdf
  5. ↑ Chessman, Stuart. "Institute of Christ the King Coming to Bridgeport". The Society of St. Hugh of Cluny. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

Coordinates: 41°11′08.13″N 73°10′38.45″W / 41.1855917°N 73.1773472°W / 41.1855917; -73.1773472

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.