St. Dominic's Church (Portland, Maine)

St. Dominic's Church
St. Dominic's Church
General information
Type	Church
Location	34 Gray Street, Portland, Maine
Coordinates	43°39′01″N 70°15′45″W / 43.6504°N 70.2626°W
Construction started	1822
Completed	1833
Owner	Maine Irish Heritage Center

St. Dominic's Church is an historic Catholic church building in Portland, Maine, located at the corner of Gray Street and State Street. When it was dedicated on August 11, 1833, it became the first Roman Catholic church in the city and the third in the state. Parishioners generally resided in the historically Irish neighborhoods of Gorham's Corner, Munjoy Hill (Portland) and Knightville (South Portland). Prior to the closing of the parish in 1997, it had been at one time one of the largest Irish-American Catholic parishes north of Boston. In 2003, the building was transferred to the newly formed Maine Irish Heritage Center.^[1]

Renovation

In 2009, the MIHC received a $73,000 apportionment of Community Development Block Grant funds from the city in order to build a handicap-accessible elevator.^[2] In 2014, state historian Earle Shettleworth and the Maine Historic Preservation Commission announced that MIHC would receive a $10,000 grant for maintenance and renovations at the center.^[3]

References

^ "St. Dominic's Church, Portland, ca. 1913". Maine Memory Network. Maine Historical Society.
^ Bucklin, Kate (2 June 2009). "Abyssinian Meeting House, Irish Heritage Center get development funding from Portland". Press Herald.
^ Harry, David (15 October 2014). "Portland Irish center gets $10K preservation grant". Press Herald.

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[1] "St. Dominic's Church, Portland, ca. 1913". Maine Memory Network. Maine Historical Society.

[2] Bucklin, Kate (2 June 2009). "Abyssinian Meeting House, Irish Heritage Center get development funding from Portland". Press Herald.

[3] Harry, David (15 October 2014). "Portland Irish center gets $10K preservation grant". Press Herald.

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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland
Bishops	Ordinaries David William Bacon James Augustine Healy William Henry O'Connell Louis Sebastian Walsh John Gregory Murray Joseph Edward McCarthy Daniel Joseph Feeney Peter Leo Gerety Edward Cornelius O'Leary Joseph John Gerry Richard Joseph Malone Robert Deeley James T. Ruggieri Auxiliary Amédée Wilfrid Proulx
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Basilica Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Lewiston Parish churches (list) Holy Cross Church, Lewiston Sacred Heart Church, Portland St. David Church, Madawaska St. Denis Church, North Whitefield St. Joseph's Church, Biddeford St. Mary's Church, Augusta St. Patrick's Church, Newcastle St. John's Church, Bangor Former churches St. Andre's, Biddeford St. Mary's Church, Biddeford St. Cyril and St. Methodius Church, Lisbon Falls St. Dominic's, Portland St. Joseph's Church, Lewiston St. Patrick's Church, Lewiston
Education	Higher education St. Joseph's College High schools Cheverus High School, Portland Saint Dominic Academy, Auburn Former schools St. Joseph's School, Biddeford Catherine McAuley High School, Portland
Priests	Denis Mary Bradley Charles M. Murphy
Miscellany	Mercy Hospital, Portland
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