St. Mary's Church (Staten Island, New York)
| The Church of St. Mary | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Town or city | Rosebank, Staten Island, New York City |
| Country | United States of America |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
The Church of St. Mary is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 1101 Bay Street, Staten Island, New York City. St. Mary's is the second oldest of the 36 Roman Catholic parishes on Staten Island, having been established in 1852, after St. Peter's (1839), and before St. Joseph's (1855).
The parish was established in 1852 by the Rev. John Lewis, an ex-Redeptionist, who arrived in Staten Island that year. Mass was first celebrated in a private house before private land was donated and after a few years a church and rectory were built.
The parochial school was established by the founding pastor, the Rev. Lewis, which in 1914 was conducted by 5 Sisters of Charity of Mount St. Vincent-on-the-Hudson (who also conduct an academy) and 3 lay teachers. The school had, in 1914, 182 boys and 188 girls. The school was among 27 closed by Archbishop Dolan in the Archdiocese of New York on 11 January 2011.
Coordinates: 40°36′58.28″N 74°4′1.79″W / 40.6161889°N 74.0671639°W
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