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St. Charles Borromeo Church (New York City)

Coordinates: 40°49′11.0″N 73°56′30.6″W / 40.819722°N 73.941833°W / 40.819722; -73.941833
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Church of St. Charles Borromeo
St Charles Borromeo's Church, 141st St
Map
General information
Town or cityNew York City
CountryUnited States of America
ClientRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Design and construction
Architect(s)George H. Streeton (for church)[1]
Greenberg & Ames of 303 Park Avenue (for 1961 parish school)[2]
Website
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Manhattan (Harlem)

The Church of St. Charles Borromeo is a Black Catholic parish[3] in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 211 West 141st Street Manhattan, New York City. It is part of the Harlem Vicariate.[3] The parish was established in 1888.[4]

On May 8, 2015, the parish was merged with that of All Saints Church.[5]

Buildings

In 1892, the address listed for the church was at 2660 8th Ave.[6] The church was built to the designs of George H. Streeton[1] Pastor C. J. Drew had a four-story parish school at 216-228 West 142nd Street built in 1961 to designs by the architectural firm of Greenberg & Ames of 303 Park Avenue.[2]

Bishop Moore and the papal visit

Rev. Emerson J. Moore succeeded Father Edward Dugan as pastor in 1975, becoming its first African-American pastor. Moore became the first Black monsignor in the United States in 1978.

In 1982, Pope John Paul II appointed Moore a bishop and vicar of the Black community, after visiting the parish personally three years earlier (October 2, 1979).[3][7]

References

40°49′11.0″N 73°56′30.6″W / 40.819722°N 73.941833°W / 40.819722; -73.941833