Frechette is part-time Chaplain for the diocesan cemeteries. He may be contacted at 1540 Stafford Road, Fall River, MA 02721, Tel. David Raposa, who is the Director of Catholic Cemeteries for the Diocese of Fall River. Those cemeteries that are not part of a parish are under the oversight of Mr. In most cases, the office contact information is that of the parish of which the cemetery is part and the director is the pastor of the parish. The names and addresses of Catholic cemeteries in the Diocese of Fall River follow below. Our cemeteries are holy places of honor and respect for those who have died they are places for prayer, reflection, hope and remembrance. Just as the faithful have shared and celebrated in the community of the Church, so in death their bodies rest with other deceased members of this community, awaiting the day when God will raise their mortal bodies to glory. These cemeteries are extensions of our parishes. FACE – Foundation to Advance Catholic EducationĬatholic Cemeteries in the Diocese of Fall River carry out the sacred duty of providing a dignified Christian burial for all of our beloved faithful departed.Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts. ![]() Diocesan Health Facilities (Nursing Homes & Elder Care).Faith Formation/Secretariat for the New Evangelization. ![]() Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts/Catholic Appeal.A-Z List of Diocesan Offices & Ministries.Statistical Overview (as of December 31, 2022).Peter’s Roman Catholic Church 22 Barclay Street” by Beyond My Ken. (Beyond My Ken)īridges’ 1807 Plan of the city of New-York “ The Catholic Cemeteries of New York,” Historical Records and Studies 1, 370 The Catholic Churches of New York City, 586-624 A Brief Sketch of the Early History of the Catholic Church on the Island of New York ( copy of Bourne engraving) “ Excited Roman Catholics: The Proposed Removal of Dead Bodies from a Cemetery,” New York Times “ St Peter’s 108 Years Old,” New York Times “St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church at 22 Barclay St. Peter’s Church (Bourne Views of New York). According to a statement made by Vicar General William Quinn in 1883, remains that had been buried beneath the present church were disturbed during excavation work in the mid-1800s and were reburied at Calvary Cemetery in Queens. Some remains were reburied under the new church building, which still stands today. Patrick’s Cathedral at Prince and Mott streets. The graves in the churchyard were removed at that time, and were reinterred in the graveyard adjacent to St. In 1836, St Peter’s began construction of a new, larger church on the same site as the old church and graveyard on Barclay Street. Subsequent acquisitions expanded this property, which became the site of St. ![]() ![]() Peter’s purchased land at the corner of Prince and Mott streets to serve as a new burial ground. The churchyard had become inadequate by the end of the 18 th century, and in 1801 St. St Peter’s Roman Catholic Church and the surrounding graveyard in 1807 (Bridges 1807) Peter’s church, a brick building of 48 x 81 feet, was erected on the site and the remainder of the property was reserved for a burial ground. In 1785, a group of Catholics in New York acquired an 110 x 125 foot plot on the southeast corner of Barclay and Church streets. Peter’s Catholic Church in lower Manhattan. The first Catholic cemetery in New York City, and in the State of New York, was around the original St.
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