St. Mary's Church (Bronx, New York)

The Church of St. Mary
General information
Town or city	Williamsbridge, Bronx, New York City, New York
Country	United States of America
Design and construction
Client	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

The Church of St. Mary is a former Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at White Plains Avenue at 215th Street in Williamsbridge, Bronx, New York City, New York.

Parish history

St. Mary's was established first as a mission of St. Raymond's Church (Bronx, New York)^[1] around 1866. The Rev. Patrick O'Sullivan established St. Mary's as a parish in 1886.^[1] In 1914, it was reported that the parishioners number 1,100 and that the church property, which included the school, was valued at $50,000, with a debt of $12,000.^[1] The Archdiocese announced on January 19, 2007 that the church's closure.^[2]

St. Mary's Parish School

In 1914, it was reported that "the school, established in 1908, is conducted by 3 Ursuline Nuns and 4 lay teachers, and there are 103 boys and 107 girls enrolled."^[1]

Pastors

• Rev. Patrick O'Sullivan (1886-1888)^[1]
• Rev. Edward J. O'Flynn (1888-1890)^[1]
• Rev. James W. Kelly (1890-1892)^[1]
• Rev. John J. Carr (1892-), assisted in 1914 by the Rev. Edward V. Higgins^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} 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.389.
2. ^ Michael Luo, "Archdiocese to Shut 21 N.Y. Parishes," New York Times, January 19, 2007, Retrieved 21 July 2011.