Country United States Completed 1909 | Town or city The Bronx | |
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Cost $45,000 (for 1898 stone basement of church)
$80,000 (for 1909 school) Client Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York Structural system Masonry stone (for 1898 basement church)
Masonry pressed brick (for 1900s rectory)
Masonry brick with stone trimmings (for 1909 school) Construction started 1897 (for stone basement of church) Similar St Pius V's Church, St Francis Xavier's Church, Church of St Simon Stock, St Dominic's Church, St Benedict the Moor | ||
The Church of St. Luke is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 623 East 138th Street, The Bronx, New York City.
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Map of St. Luke's Church, 608 E 139th St, Bronx, NY 10454, USA
Parish history
The parish was established in 1897 with a Catholic population of around 200, separated from the parish of St. Jerome’s Church (Bronx, New York). The first mass was celebrated by the Rev. John J. Boyle on July 4, 1897 in a barn belonging to the Sadlier family.
Buildings
Archbishop Corrigan dedicated a temporary church February 27, 1898. “The stone basement church was completed at a cost of $45,000, including the lot. Father Boyle next built a rectory of pressed brick, and then devoted his efforts to providing a school. The school building was opened in 1909, having cost $80,000. It is of brick with stone trimmings.”
Pastors
Rev. John Boyle (1897-1914), Very Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. McMackin, D.D., Ph. D (1916-1922), Rt. Rev. John J. Mitty, D.D. (1922-1926), Rev. Patrick J. Minogue (1926-1931), Rt. Rev. Msgr. Robert B. Mulcahey, DD (1931-1966),Rev. Miguel Juan, T.O.R. 1960 Rev. Msgr. Gerald J. Ryan (1966-2013)