St. Joseph Church (Brookfield, Connecticut)

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St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Church (Brookfield, Connecticut)
Location 163 Whisconier Rd
Brookfield, Connecticut
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Foundedlate 1880s (original congregation); 1941 (original building); 1992 (current building)
DedicatedApril 1992
Architecture
Architect(s) Antinozzi Associates
Administration
Diocese Bridgeport
Province Hartford
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. William E. Lori
Priest(s) Msgr. Edward J. Scull (decd.) and Rev. Karol Ksiazek
Pastor(s) Rev. George (Chip) O'Neill
Deacon(s) Peter Kuhn and William Shaughnessy
Laity
Organist(s) Sarah Fay, David Kendall, and Anthony Asmar

St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic church in Brookfield, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.

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History

A St. Joseph Mission Church has existed in Brookfield since the mid-1880s but the present parish was founded in 1941. The present St. Joseph Church was designed in the late 1980s by Antinozzi Associates now of Bridgeport, CT. [1] The present church was dedicated in 1992.

Peragallo Pipe Organ

The organ was designed by the Peragallo Pipe Organ Company of Paterson, New Jersey. It is a pipe/digital 3 manual instrument and was originally installed in 2002. In August 2010 the Parish announced plans to bring Peragallo back to modify the instrument.

School

An elementary school located on the church property, originally Saint Joseph School, it was renamed Saint Joseph Catholic Academy in 2018 as it experimented with a new classroom model. Opening in 1958, it closed its doors in June, 2020.

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References

  1. http://www.antinozzi.com/religious.html St. Joseph Church on Antinozzi Associates website.

Coordinates: 41°27′55.10″N73°23′17.36″W / 41.4653056°N 73.3881556°W / 41.4653056; -73.3881556