St. Anthony of Padua's Church (Bronx, New York)
| Church of St. Anthony of Padua (Bronx, New York) |
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(1904)
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| General information | |
| Architectural style |
Romanesque Revival (for present church) Italianate (for 1904 church-hall-convent) |
| Town or city | Morrisania, Bronx, New York City |
| Country | U.S. |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 40°49′32″N 73°53′58″W / 40.82556°N 73.89944°W |
| Construction started | May 1904 (for church-hall-convent); 1927 (for present church) |
| Completed | May 1905 (for church-hall-convent); June 10, 1928 (for present church) |
| Cost | $70,000 (for 1904-1905 church-hall-convent and rectory). |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Masonry brick |
St. Anthony of Padua Church is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 822 East 166th Street, Bronx, New York City in the neighborhood of Morrisania, near Prospect Avenue. The present church was built through the concerted efforts of pastor, the Rt. Rev. Joseph Francis Rummel (1876-1964), who was elevated as the bishop of the Diocese of Omaha, Nebraska (1928-1935) and in that capacity consecrated the church, before being elevated to archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans (1935-1964).
The parish was established in 1903 as the German National Parish in the Bronx, the penultimate founding of a German National Parish in the Archdiocese of New York. The pastor of nearby St. John of Chrysostom Church opposed the new parish's founding because nearly all of the Germans were fluent in English. Nevertheless, the German-Americans wanted their own church. Interestingly, a parish of the same dedication in Manhattan, St. Anthony of Padua's Church (Manhattan), (established in 1866) was declared the national parish of the Italian-American community in Manhattan.
Pastor Rev. Joseph F. Rummel, raised funds totaling $300,000 to build a new church. His campaign was successful and he dedicated the building on June 10, 1928, having been appointed Bishop of Omaha earlier that year.
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