St. Mary's Church (Stamford, Connecticut)

St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Church
Location	Stamford, Connecticut
Country	United States
Denomination	Catholic
Membership	Over 1,200 families
Website	stmarystfd.org/index.php
History
Status	Active
Founded	Original Foundation, 1907. Newly incorporated as a parish, May 1, 2020
Founder(s)	First Pastor of original foundation, Monsignor Dennis L. Gleason. First Pastor of new foundation, Rev. Gustavo A. Falla
Dedication	Dedicated in 1928 to The Virgin Mary
Relics held	The relic of Saint Catherine Laboure, under Main Altar
Events	St. Mary's Carnival
Architecture
Heritage designation	Cathedral
Architect(s)	O'Connell & Shaw
Architectural type	French Neo Gothic
Administration
Archdiocese	Hartford
Diocese	Bridgeport
Clergy
Bishop(s)	The Most Rev. Frank J. Caggiano
Priest(s)	Rev. Fr. Gustavo A. Falla
Minister(s)	Rev. Rolando Arias
Laity
Director of music	Vicky Crilly
Servers' guild	Altar servers
	St. Mary's Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location in Connecticut Location in United States
Location	566 Elm St., Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°3′1″N73°31′54″W / 41.05028°N 73.53167°W
Area	Six acres
Built	1928
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Italianate
MPS	Downtown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes TR
NRHP reference No.	87002123
Added to NRHP	December 24, 1987

Last updated July 02, 2025

St. Mary's is a cathedral-style church located at 566 Elm Street in Stamford, Connecticut. The church is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport.

Architecture and history

The main building is a Gothic Revival structure, designed by Boston architects O'Connell & Shaw and completed in 1928. It is an elegant example of French Gothic architecture, notable for the large rose window in the front-facing gable end.^[2]^[3]

The rectory is a c. 1860 Italianate villa, originally built for a member of the locally prominent Wardwell family.^[3] Francis L. S. Mayers, a Stamford resident and successor to the practice of Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, designed the now-demolished parish school.^[4] He has incorrectly also been given credit for the design of the church.^[3]

The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.^[1]

St. Mary's Convent

The St. Mary's Convent is now the Monsignor McDermott Parish Center.

Gallery

St. Mary's Church under the noon day sun
Exterior of St. Mary's Church

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ "New church in Stamford nears finish," Hartford Courant, October 9, 1927.
1 2 3 "NRHP nomination for St. Mary's Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
↑ "Architects named for school; plans to be shown at hearing," Bridgeport Post, January 7, 1957.

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] "New church in Stamford nears finish," Hartford Courant, October 9, 1927.

[NRHP-3] 1 2 3 "NRHP nomination for St. Mary's Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 4, 2015.

[4] "Architects named for school; plans to be shown at hearing," Bridgeport Post, January 7, 1957.

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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport
Ordinaries	Bishops Lawrence Shehan Walter William Curtis Edward Egan William E. Lori Frank Joseph Caggiano
Churches	Cathedral St. Augustine Cathedral Basilica Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist, Stamford Parishes St. Agnes, Greenwich St. Anthony of Padua, Fairfield St. Benedict-Our Lady of Montserrat, Stamford Blessed Sacrament, Bridgeport St. Bridget of Ireland, Stamford St. Catherine of Siena, Riverside St. Catherine of Siena, Trumbull St. Cecilia, Stamford St. Charles Borromeo, Bridgeport Christ the King, Trumbull St. Clement of Rome, Stamford SS. Cyril and Methodius, Bridgeport St. Gabriel, Stamford St. George, Bridgeport St. Gregory the Great Church, Danbury Holy Family, Fairfield Holy Name of Jesus, Stamford Holy Name of Jesus, Stratford Holy Spirit, Stamford Immaculate Heart of Mary, Danbury St. James, Stratford St. Jerome, Norwalk St. John, Darien St. Joseph, Brookfield St. Joseph, Danbury St. Joseph, South Norwalk St. Ladislaus, South Norwalk St. Lawrence, Shelton Saint Margaret Shrine, Bridgeport St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, Brookfield St. Mark, Stratford St. Mary, Bridgeport St. Mary, Greenwich St. Mary, Norwalk St. Mary, Stamford St. Matthew, Norwalk St. Maurice, Stamford St. Michael the Archangel, Bridgeport Notre Dame, Easton Our Lady of Grace, Stratford Our Lady of Guadalupe, Danbury Our Lady of Peace, Stratford Our Lady of the Assumption, Fairfield Our Lady of the Assumption, Westport Our Lady Star of the Sea, Stamford St. Paul, Greenwich St. Peter, Bridgeport St. Peter, Danbury St. Philip, Norwalk St. Pius X, Fairfield St. Roch, Greenwich St. Rose of Lima, Newtown Sacred Heart, Georgetown Sacred Heart, Greenwich Sacred Heart, Stamford Sacred Heart of Jesus, Danbury St. Stephen, Trumbull St. Theresa, Trumbull St. Thomas Aquinas, Fairfield St. Thomas the Apostle, Norwalk
Education	Seminary St. John Fisher Seminary Higher education Fairfield University Sacred Heart University St. Vincent's College, Bridgeport High schools Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich Fairfield College Preparatory School, Fairfield Immaculate High School, Danbury Kolbe Cathedral High School, Bridgeport Notre Dame Catholic High School, Fairfield St. Joseph High School, Trumbull Trinity Catholic High School, Stamford
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