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Planning space for Mary Immaculate of Lourdes

Mary Immaculate of Lourdes
Location270 Elliot Street
Newton, Massachusetts
CountryUnited States
DenominationCatholic
Websitewww.maryimmaculatenewton.org
History
Former name(s)St. Mary's Parish
StatusParish church
Founded11 November 1867 (1867-11-11)
DedicationOur Lady of Lourdes
Consecrated24 November 1911
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Edward T. P. Graham
Architectural typeItalian Renaissance revival, Romanesque
Groundbreaking3 October 1909
Construction cost$150,000
Specifications
Tower height135 feet
Bells3
Administration
DivisionVicariate II
DistrictWestern Pastoral Region
ProvinceBoston
ArchdioceseBoston
Clergy
ArchbishopCardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley OFM Conv
Vicar(s)Very Reverend Robert L. Connors, V.F.
Pastor(s)Fr. Charles J. Higgins

Mary Immaculate of Lourdes is a Roman Catholic parish church of the Archdiocese of Boston located in Newton, Massachusetts.

History[edit]

St. Mary's Parish[edit]

Mary Immaculate of Lourdes[edit]

Pastors[edit]

  • Fr. Michael X. Carroll (1870-1871)
  • Fr. Michael Dolan (1871-1885)
  • Fr. Timothy J. Danahy (1890-1923)
  • Fr. Dennis H. Donovan (1923-1934)
  • Fr. William J. O'Connell (1935-1950)
  • Fr. Alexander J. McCarthy (1950)
  • Msgr. John R. Wall (1950-1957)
  • Msgr. Daniel F. Riordan (1957-1970)
  • Fr. Michael F. Doocey (1970-1994)
  • Fr. Joseph L. Welsh (1993-1995)
  • Fr. Kenneth A. Leblanc (2002-2005)
  • Fr. Charles J. Higgins (2007-present)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Noonan, Erica (2 March 2008). "Latin Mass finds home: Traditional service draws the faithful to Newton parish". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 2015. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ^ Ranalli, Ralph (27 November 2006). "From near extinction, Newton's Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Parish is on the rise". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 2015. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ^ Mondello, Geoffrey (2009). "Mary Immaculate of Lourdes: The Tridentine Latin Mass and a 2000 year tradition alive and well in Boston". Boston Catholic Journal. Retrieved March 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "Parish Profile: Mary Immaculate of Lourdes, Newton". The Good Catholic Life. 28 November 2012. Retrieved March 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Viser, Matt (25 May 2006). "Two churches neither open nor closed: Archdiocese indecision leaves parishes dangling". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 2015. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. ^ Yates, Brian (27 November 2006). "CITY OF NEWTON IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN ZONING & PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved March 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ Noonan, Erica (15 August 2004). "Parish Mourns its Treasures". Boston Sunday Globe. Retrieved March 2015. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  8. ^ "The Newton Upper Falls Historic District". Upper Falls Historic District Funding Program. 30 June 1978. Retrieved March 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ "Preliminary Report on a Proposed Historic District in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts". Newton Historic District Study Committee. February 1975. Retrieved March 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ Newcomb, Kenneth (8 October 1998). "The Makers of the Mold: Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church". The Friends of Hemlock Gorge. Retrieved March 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ Likoudis, Paul (12 June 2008). "A Month After Pope's Visit... Cardinal O'Malley Closes German Parish". The Wanderer Press. Retrieved March 2015. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)