This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence in the State of Rhode Island in the United States. [1] The diocese covers all five counties in Rhode Island.
The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, built from 1878 to 1889 in Providence.
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 791 Potters Ave, Providence | Founded in 1871, current church dedicated in 1912 [2] | |
St. Anthony Mission Church, 549 Plainfield St, Providence | Supervised by Assumption of the BVM Parish [3] | ||
Blessed Sacrament | 239 Regent Ave, Providence | Parish founded in 1888; current church dedicated in 1904 [4] | |
Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul | 30 Fenner St, Providence | Built 1878–1889; listed in NRHP [5] | |
Holy Ghost | 472 Atwells Ave, Providence | Parish founded in 1889 for Italian immigrants. Current church dedicated in 1910 [6] | |
Holy Name of Jesus | 107 Camp St, Providence | Parish founded in 1882, current church dedicated in church in 1900 [7] | |
Our Lady of Lourdes | 901 Atwells Ave, Providence | Current church dedicated in 1925; listed on NRHP. [8] | |
Our Lady of the Rosary | 21 Traverse St, Providence | Current church dedicated in 1906 for Portuguese immigrants [9] | |
St. Adalbert | 866 Atwells Ave, Providence | Founded in 1902 for Polish immigrants; current church dedicated in 1926 [10] | |
St. Agnes | 100 Chatham St, Providence | [11] | |
St. Anne | 2 Russo St, Providence | [12] | |
St. Augustine | 20 Old Rd, Providence | Founded in 1929 [13] | |
St. Bartholomew | 297 Laurel Hill Ave, Providence | [14] | |
St. Charles | 178 Dexter St, Providence | [15] | |
St. Edward | 997 Branch Ave, Providence | Merged into St. Anthony Parish in North Providence in 2022 [16] | |
St. Joseph | 92 Hope St, Providence | Gothic church built 1851; listed on NRHP [17] [18] | |
St. Mary's on Broadway | 538 Broadway, Providence | Current church dedicated in 1869 [19] | |
St. Michael | 239 Oxford St, Providence | Parish founded 1857; Anglo-Norman Gothic style church built 1915; listed on NRHP [20] [21] | |
St. Patrick | 244 Smith St, Providence | [22] | |
St. Pius V | 55 Elmhurst Ave, Providence | Founded in 1918 to serve the Providence College community. [23] | |
St. Raymond | 1240 N Main St, Providence | Founded in 1911 [24] | |
St. Sebastian | 67 Cole Ave, Providence | Parish founded in 1915, church started construction that same year. [25] | |
St. Thomas | 65 Fruit Hill Ave, Providence | [26] | |
Holy Cross Church, 118 King Philip St, Providence | Became a mission church of St. Thomas Parish in 2018 [27] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Burrillville Catholic Collaborative | Our Lady of Good Help Church, 1063 Victory Hwy, Mapleville | Now part of Burrillville Catholic Collaborative | |
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Shrine, 35 Dion Dr, Burrillville | Became mission of Our Lady of Good Help in 2019. Now part of Burrillville Catholic Collaborative [28] | ||
St. Patrick | 45 Harrisville Main St, Harrisville | Founded in 1854, current church dedicated in 1938. Now part of Burrillville Catholic Collaborative [29] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Holy Spirit Parish | St. Matthew Church, 1030 Dexter St, Central Falls | Founded as St. Matthew in 1906 for French-Canadian immigrants, church dedicated in 1929. Now part of Holy Spirit Parish [30] | |
St. Joseph | 391 High St, Central Falls | Founded in 1905 for Polish immigrants, Church built in 1915 |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Holy Apostles | 800 Pippin Orchard Rd, Cranston | Founded in 1991, current church dedicated in 1994 [31] | |
Immaculate Conception | 237 Garden Hills Dr, Cranston | Current church dedicated in 1968 [32] | |
St. Mark | 9 Garden Ct, Cranston | Founded in 1950, current church dedicated in 1952 [33] | |
St. Mary | 1525 Cranston St, Cranston | Founded in 1925 for Italian immigrants, current church dedicated in the 1920s [34] | |
St. Matthew | 1299 Elmwood Ave, Cranston | Founded in 1909 [35] | |
St. Paul | 30 Warwick Ave, Cranston | Founded in 1907, current church dedicated in 1933 [36] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Our Lady of Fatima | 1 Fatima Dr, Cumberland | Founded for Portuguese immigrants, the current church was dedicated in 1965. [37] | |
St. Aidan-St. Patrick Parish | 1460 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland | St. Aidan and St. Patrick Parishes merged in 2018 [38] | |
St. Joan of Arc | 3357 Mendon Rd, Cumberland | Founded in 1929, church dedicated in 1963 [39] | |
St. John Vianney | 3587 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland | [40] | |
St. Joseph | 1303 Mendon Rd, Cumberland | Founded as a mission and church dedicated in 1899; listed on NRHP [41] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Our Lady of Loreto | 346 Waterman Ave, East Providence | Founded in 1920 to serve Italian immigrants, current church dedicated in 1968 [42] | |
Sacred Heart | 118 Taunton Ave, East Providence | [43] | |
St. Brendan | 60 Turner Ave, Riverside | Founded as a mission in 1893, became a parish in 1909. Current was church dedicated in 1969 [44] | |
St. Francis Xavier | 81 N. Carpenter St, East Providence | Founded in 1914 for Portuguese immigrants. Current church dedicated in 1916 [45] | |
St. Margaret | 1098 Pawtucket Ave, Rumford | Founded as a mission in 1887, became a parish in 1888 [46] | |
St. Martha | 2595 Pawtucket Ave, East Providence | Founded in 1956 [47] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Our Lady of Grace | 4 Lafayette St #2712, Johnston | Founded in 1913 as a mission for Italian immigrants [48] | |
St. Robert Bellarmine | 1804 Atwood Ave, Johnston | Founded in 1963, current church dedicated in 1966 [49] | |
St. Rocco | 927 Atwood Ave, Johnston | Parish founded in 1903 for Italian immigrants, church dedicated in 1951 [50] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
St. Ambrose | 191 School St, Albion | Founded in 1892 [51] | |
St. Jude | 301 Front St, Lincoln | Current church dedicated in 1967 [52] | |
St. James | 33 Division St, Manville, Lincoln | Founded in 1875, current church dedicated in 1932 [53] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Mary, Mother of Mankind | 25 4th St, North Providence | Founded as a chapel in 1954, was upgraded to a mission and then a parish in 1967. Current church dedicated in 1980 [54] | |
St. Anthony | 1413 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence | Founded as a mission in 1931, became a parish in 1944. Current church dedicated in 1969 [55] | |
Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1081 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence | Founded in 1913. Merged into St. Anthony Parish in 2022 [16] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Holy Family Parish | Our Lady of Consolation Church, 10 Charles St, Pawtucket | Church constructed in the 1920s. Became part of Holy Family Parish in 2009 [56] [57] | |
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 38 Park St, Pawtucket | Became part of Holy Family Parish in 2009 [56] | ||
St. Joseph Church, 195 Walcott St, Pawtucket | Founded in 1874, church dedicated in 1878. Became part of Holy Family Parish in 2009 [56] [58] | ||
St. Anthony | 32 Lawn Ave, Pawtucket | Founded in 1926 for Portuguese immigrants [59] | |
St. John the Baptist | 68 Slater St, Pawtucket | Founded in 1886 for French-Canadian immigrants. Current church dedicated in 1927; listed on NRHP [60] | |
St. John Paul | St. Cecelia Church, 745 Central Ave, Pawtucket | Became part of St. John Paul II Parish in 2011 [61] | |
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception | 103 Pine St, Pawtucket | Founded in 1853, church dedicated in 1887; listed on NRHP [62] | |
St. Teresa of the Child Jesus | 358 Newport Ave, Pawtucket | [63] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
St. John the Evangelist | 63 Church St, Slatersville, | Founded in 1872 [64] | |
St. Michael | 80 Farnum Pike, Smithfield | Founded in 1875 for Irish immigrants, current church dedicated in 1967 [65] | |
St. Philip | 622 Putnam Pike, Greenville | Founded in 1858, reverted to mission status in the 1870s. Became a parish again in 1942, current church dedicated in 1989 [66] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Holy Trinity Parish | Holy Family Church, 414 S Main St, Woonsocket | Merged into Holy Trinity Parish in 2018 [67] | |
Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs Church, 1409 Park Ave, Woonsocket | Merged into Holy Trinity Parish in 2018 [67] | ||
St. Agatha and Precious Blood Parishes | St. Agatha Church, 34 Joffre Ave, Woonsocket | Founded in 1953, partnered with Precious Blood Parish [68] | |
L'Eglise du Precieux Sang (Precious Blood), 94 Carrington Ave, Woonsocket | Founded in 1873 for French-Canadian immigrants. Partnered with St. Agatha Parish. listed on NRHP [69] | ||
St. Anthony | 128 Greene St, Woonsocket | Founded in 1924 for Italian immigrants, current church dedicated in 1928 [70] | |
St. Joseph | 1200 Mendon Rd, Woonsocket | [71] | |
St. Stanislaus Kostka | 174 Harris Ave, Woonsocket | Founded in 1905 for Polish immigrants |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
St. Eugene | 1251 Putnam Pike,Chepachet | Founded in 1956 [72] | |
St. Paul The Apostle | 116A Danielson Pike, Foster | Founded in 1972 [73] | |
St. Joseph | 183 Sayles Ave, Pascoag | Founded in 1884, reverted to a mission in 1886, current church dedicated in 1932 [74] | |
St. Joseph | 144 Danielson Pike, Scituate | Founded in the early 1900s, became a parish in 1940, current church dedicated in 1973 [75] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Holy Angels | 341 Maple Ave, Barrington | Founded in 1913, current church dedicated in 1963 [76] | |
St. Luke | 108 Washington Rd, Barrington | Founded as a mission in 1936, church dedicated in 1939, became a parish in 1942 [77] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel | 141 State St, Bristol | Founded in 1917 [78] | |
St. Elizabeth | 577 Wood St, Bristol | [79] | |
St. Mary | 330 Wood St, Bristol | [80] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Saint Mary of the Bay | 645 Main St, Warren | Founded in 1851, current church consecrated in 1970 [81] | |
St. Alexander Church, 218 Main St, Warren | Founded in 2015. Merged into Saint Mary of the Bay Parish in 2023 [82] | ||
St. Casimir | 391 High St, Warren | Founded in 1908 to serve Polish immigrants | |
St. Thomas the Apostle | 500 Metacom Ave, Warren | Founded in 1952 for Portuguese immigrants [81] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
SS. John and Paul | 341 S Main St, Coventry | Founded in 1955 [83] | |
St. Vincent de Paul and Our Lady of Czenstochowa Parishes | St. Vincent de Paul Church, 6 St Vincent De Paul St, Coventry | Now partnered with Our Lady of Czenstochowa Parish Parish [84] | |
Our Lady of Czenstochowa Church, 445 Washington St, Coventry | Founded in 1905 to serve Polish immigrants. Now partnered with St. Vincent de Paul Parish [84] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Our Lady of Mercy | 65 3rd St, East Greenwich | Founded as Holy Name Church in 1853, later became Our Lady of Mercy. Current church dedicated in 1965 [85] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
SS Rose and Clement | 111 Long St, Warwick | [86] | |
St. Gregory the Great | 360 Cowesett Rd, Warwick | Founded in 1961 [87] | |
St. Kevin | 333 Sandy Lane, Warwick | [88] | |
St. Peter | 360 Fair St, Warwick | Founded in 1933, church dedicated in 1936 [89] | |
St. Timothy & St. Rita Parishes | St. Timothy Church, 1799 Warwick Ave, Warwick | Now partnered with St. Rita Church [90] | |
St. Rita Church, 722 Oakland Beach Ave, Warwick | Now partnered with St. Timothy Church [90] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Christ the King | 124 Legris Ave, West Warwick | Founded in 1931 [91] | |
Our Lady of Good Counsel | 60 Pleasant St, West Warwick | Founded in 1903 [92] | |
Sacred Heart | 820 Providence St, West Warwick | Parish founded for Italian immigrants, current church dedicated in 1929 [93] | |
St. Anthony | 10 Sunset Ave, West Warwick | Current church dedicated in 1925, parish founded for Portuguese immigrants [94] | |
SS. John & James and St. Mary Mission | St. John & James Church, 20 Washington St, West Warwick | Merged with St. Mary Mission in 2019 [95] | |
St. Mary Mission, 68 Church St, West Warwick | Dedicated in 1844, St. Mary is the oldest Catholic church in the diocese. Merged with SS. John and James Parish in 2019. St. Mary is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) [96] | ||
St. Joseph | 854 Providence St, West Warwick | Founded in 1899 [97] | |
SS. Peter and Paul | 48 Highland St, West Warwick |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Jesus Saviour | 509 Broadway, Newport | [98] | |
St. Augustin | 2 Eastnor Rd, Newport | Current church dedicated in 1911 [99] | |
St. Joseph | 79-93 Broadway, Newport | Founded as parish in 1884, reverted to mission in 1886, became parish again in 1893. Current church dedicated in 1932 [100] | |
St. Mary | 14 William St, Newport | Built in 1848, listed on the NRHP; John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier wed there in 1953 |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
St. Anthony | 2836 E Main Rd, Portsmouth | Founded in 1908 [101] | |
St. Barnabas | 1697 E Main Rd, Portsmouth | Founded in 1963, current church dedicated in 1965 [101] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Holy Ghost | 316 Judson St, Tiverton | Founded as a mission in 1913, current church dedicated in 1915. Became a parish in 1923 [102] | |
St. Madeleine Sophie | 35 Lake Rd, Tiverton | Merged with St. Catherine of Siena in Little Compton in 2023. Now a secondary worship site [103] | |
St. Theresa and St. Christopher Parish | St. Theresa Church, 265 Stafford Rd, Tiverton | Founded as a parish in 1960, current church dedicated in 1974. Now merged with St. Christopher Church [104] | |
St. Christopher Church, 1554 Main Rd, Tiverton | Current church dedicated in 1910. Now merged with St. Theresa Parish. [105] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
St. Mark | 60 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown | Founded as a mission in 1893, current church dedicated in 1960 [106] | |
St. Catherine of Siena | 74 Simmons Rd, Little Compton | Merged with St. Madeleine Sophie in Tiverton in 2023. [107] [103] | |
St. Lucy | 909 W Main Rd, Middletown | Founded in 1951, current church dedicated in 1991 [108] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
St. Bernard | 275 Tower Hill Rd, North Kingstown | Founded in 1874 [109] | |
St. Francis de Sales | 381 School St, North Kingstown | Founded in 1960, current church dedicated in 2011 [110] | |
Christ the King | 180 Old North Rd, Kingston | Founded in 1960, church dedicated in 1966. Serves the University of Rhode Island community [111] | |
St. Francis of Assisi | 114 High Street, Wakefield, | Founded in 1879, current church dedicated in 1932 [112] | |
St. Romuald Chapel, 61 Atlantic Avenue, Matunuck | Seasonal chapel operated by St. Francis of Assisi Parish |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
St. Mary, Star of the Sea | 864 Point Judith Rd,Narragansett | Founded as a parish in 1960, [113] | |
St. Thomas More | Narragansett | Founded as a mission in the 1870s, became a parish in 1917. Current church dedicated in 1908 [114] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
St. Clare and St. Vincent de Paul Parishes | St. Clare Church, 4 St Clares Way, Westerly | Founded as a mission in the 1910s, current chapel dedicated in 1940. Now merged with St. Vincent de Paul Parish [115] | |
St. Vincent de Paul Church, 7 Church St, Bradford | Now merged with St. Vincent de Paul Parish [116] | ||
St. Pius X | 44 Elm St, Westerly | [117] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
Our Lady of Victory | 169 Main St, Ashaway | ||
St. Andrew | Spring St., New Shoreham, Block Island | [118] | |
St. Mary | 437 Carolina Back Rd, Carolina | [119] | |
St. James Chapel, 2079 Matunuck Schoolhouse Rd, Charlestown | Supervised by St. Mary Parish | ||
Kateri Tekakwitha | 84 Exeter Rd, Exeter | [120] | |
St. Joseph | 1105 Main St, Hope Valley | Founded as a mission in 1923, current church dedicated in 1940 [121] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
St. Basil the Great | 15 Skyview Dr, Lincoln | MelKite Greek Catholic Church. Founded in 1909, current church dedicated in 1988 [122] | |
St. Michael | 394 Blackstone St, Woonsocket | Ukrainian Catholic Church, founded in 1909, [123] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
---|---|---|---|
All Saints | 323 Rathbun St, Woonsocket | Opened as St. Aloysius Gonzaga in 1957, became All Saints in 2007, closed in 2022 [124] | |
Immaculate Conception | Westerly | Former church, built in 1886; now operated as a performance hall; listed on NRHP | |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel | 12 Spruce St, Federal Hill, Providence | Opened in 1925; closed in 2015; [125] sold in 2019 for redevelopment [126] | |
Sacred Heart | 415 Olo St, Woonsocket | Merged into Holy Trinity Parish in 2018, church closed [67] | |
St. Ann | 1493 Cranston St, Cranston | Founded in 1858, church dedicated in 1928. Church closed in 2013 [127] | |
St. Ann | 83 Cumberland St, Woonsocket | Built in 1913; closed in 2000; converted to arts center; listed on NRHP | |
St. Benedict | 135 Beach Ave, Warwick | Merged into St. Kevin Parish, church building closed in 2021 [128] | |
St. Brigid | 1231 Plainfield St, Johnston | Parish closed in 2018, became a mission of St. Rocco Parish [129] Closed in 2019 [28] | |
St. Casimir | 348 Smith St, Providence | Parish formed in 1919 for ; Lithuanian immigrants; closed in 2017 [130] | |
St. Catherine | 3252 Post Rd, Warwick | Merged into SS Rose and Clement Parish in 2021. Church sold in 2023. [131] [132] | |
St. Charles Borromeo | 8 Daniels St, Woonsocket | Founded in 1846, Gothic church dedicated in 1871. Merged with All Saints Parish in 2019. Building listed on NRHP [133] | |
St. Edward | 396 Weeden St, Pawtucket | Closed in 2017 [134] | |
St. Elias | 80 Hamilton St, Woonsocket | Melkite Greek Catholic Church, founded in the 1930s, merged into St. Basil the Great Parish, church closed [135] | |
St. Francis of Assisi | 618 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick | Merged into SS Rose and Clement Parish in 2021. Church sold in 2023 [131] [132] | |
St. George Maronite | 48 Main St, Pawtucket | Originally an Episcopal church built between 1852 and 1853. became St. George Maronite Catholic Church in 1977, destroyed by fire in 2005 | |
St. Jean Baptiste | 324 Main St, Warren | Church closed in 2017 [136] | |
St. Lawrence | Centredale | Church closed in 2010 [137] | |
St. Leo the Great | 695 Central Ave, Pawtucket | Founded in 1916, church dedicated in 1917. Became part of John Paul II Parish in 2011. Closed in 2018 [61] | |
St. Patrick | Cumberland | Parish merged with St. Aidan Parish in 2018, church closed [38] |
The Diocese of Providence is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Rhode Island in the United States. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius IX on February 17, 1872.
The Diocese of Fall River is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southeastern Massachusetts in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston.
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hartford is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Connecticut in the United States. It is a metropolitan see.
Patrick Charles Keely was an Irish-American architect based in Brooklyn, New York, and Providence, Rhode Island. He was a prolific designer of nearly 600 churches and hundreds of other institutional buildings for the Roman Catholic Church or Roman Catholic patrons in the eastern United States and Canada, particularly in New York City, Boston and Chicago in the later half of the 19th century. He designed every 19th-century Catholic cathedral in New England. Several other church and institutional architects began their careers in his firm.
Francis Patrick Keough was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island from 1934 to 1947 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Maryland from 1947 until his death.
Robert Joseph McManus is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been bishop of the Diocese of Worcester in Massachusetts since 2004. He was an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island from 1999 to 2004.
Thomas Joseph Tobin is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was bishop of the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island from 2005 to 2023. Tobin previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown in Ohio from 1996 to 2005 and as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1992 to 1995.
Daniel Patrick Reilly was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Norwich from 1975 to 1994 and as Bishop of Worcester from 1994 to 2004.
Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Coventry, Rhode Island, United States.
James Murphy, FAIA, (1834–1907) was an Irish-American architect active in late-nineteenth- and early twentieth-century New England, who designed numerous Roman Catholic churches and related structures.