Saint Thomas the Apostle Church (Connecticut)

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Church of St. Thomas the Apostle
Saint Thomas the Apostle Church (Connecticut)
General information
Architectural style Gothic Revival
Town or city Norwalk, Connecticut
Country United States of America
Construction startedLate 1940s
Client Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport
Design and construction
Architect(s) Edward F. Allodi
St. Thomas the Apostle Church
Saint Thomas the Apostle Church (Connecticut)
41°06′20″N73°24′16″W / 41.1055°N 73.4044°W / 41.1055; -73.4044
Location 203 East Ave
Norwalk, Connecticut
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website http://stthomasnorwalk.com/
History
Founded1935
Architecture
Architect(s) Edward F. Allodi
Administration
Province Hartford
Diocese Bridgeport
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. Frank Caggiano
Vicar(s) Rev. Ralph Segura
Pastor(s) Rev. Miroslaw Stachurski

St. Thomas the Apostle is a Roman Catholic church in Norwalk, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport. [1] The Parish of St. Thomas the Apostle was established in 1935.

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Buildings

The present church built in the late 1940s. The architect was Edward F. Allodi of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, a graduate of the Columbia University School of Architecture. Allodi's Romanesque Revival building is remarkable for its time period as appears as though it could have been built 20 years earlier.[ citation needed ]

History

In 2010 the Reverend Robert J. Crofut received the second annual John Swanhaus Award from the Order of Malta in an event hosted by Charles Grodin. [2]

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References

  1. "Parishes Online | Live Your Faith, Wherever Life Takes You".
  2. "Charles Grodin to emcee 'The Future is Now -- Celebrate Life' concert". 19 October 2010.