St. Rita of Cascia - St. Pius V's Church (Bronx)

The Church of St. Pius V
The Church of St. Pius V
General information
Town or city	Mott Haven, the Bronx, New York
Country	United States
Construction started	1906
Completed	1907
Client	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Technical details
Structural system	Red brick masonry
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Anthony F. A. Schmitt

Last updated June 08, 2023

The Parish of St. Rita of Cascia and of St. Pius V^[1] is a Roman Catholic parish under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. The church is located at 448 College Ave. in the Bronx.

St Rita of Cascia

The parish was founded in 1900. Rita of Cascia was canonized on May 24, 1900, and Archbishop Corrigan decided to name the parish in honor of the new saint. The cornerstone was laid in November 1900 and the church was consecrated in October 1904. The first pastor was Rev. Charles Ferina D.D. He was assisted by Rev. Patrick Mannion and Rev. A.D. Cunion. During his tenure, Rev. Ferina founded an Italian mission at 150th St. and Morris Ave. that later became the parish of Our Lady of Suffrage.^[2]

A residence of the Missionaries of Charity is located at St. Rita.

Pastors

Fr. Charles Ferina, 1900-1909
James P. O'Brien, 1910 -
Fr. Bergin 1940-1947
Fr. Pablo González 2012-present

Merger

Effective August 1, 2015, the parish of St. Pius V merged with the parish of St. Rita of Cascia.^[1]

St Pius V

The Church of St. Pius V was a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 416-418, 420 East 145th Street, in the South Bronx neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City, in the U.S. state of New York. The parish was established in 1906, with Fr. Francis M. Fagan its first pastor. "A 'fine' parish school was opened September 1913.^[2]

Building

The red-brick church was built in 1906–1907 to the designs by Anthony F. A. Schmitt.^[3] The Romanesque building has two towers. Effective November 30, 2017, the St. Pius V church building was desacralized for secular use.^[4]

St. Pius V Girls' High School

St. Pius V Girls' High School was opened in 1930 and closed effective June 2011.^[5]^[6]

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References

1 2 Timothy Cardinal Dolan (November 2, 2014). "Decree on the Merger of the Parish of St. Rita of Cascia, Bronx, NY and the Parish of St. Pius V, Bronx, NY" (PDF).
1 2 Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women. . (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.392.
1 2 3 White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City. American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (Fifth ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 823. ISBN 978-0-19-538386-7.
↑ Timothy Cardiinal Dolan (November 30, 2017). "Decree on the Relegation of the Church of St. Pius V, South Bronx, New York" (PDF).
↑ McQuillan, Alice (11 January 2011). "New York Archdiocese to Close 27 Schools". NBC New York. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
↑ "RECONFIGURATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING "AT-RISK" SCHOOLS ACCEPTED BY ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK" (Press release). Archdiocese of New York. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-01-17. Retrieved 7 February 2011.

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[archd-1] 1 2 Timothy Cardinal Dolan (November 2, 2014). "Decree on the Merger of the Parish of St. Rita of Cascia, Bronx, NY and the Parish of St. Pius V, Bronx, NY" (PDF).

[Lafort-2] 1 2 Remigius Lafort, S.T.D., Censor, The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. Volume 3: The Province of Baltimore and the Province of New York, Section 1: Comprising the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn, Buffalo and Ogdensburg Together with some Supplementary Articles on Religious Communities of Women. . (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.392.

[AIANYC5.P823-3] 1 2 3 White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City. American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (Fifth ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 823. ISBN 978-0-19-538386-7.

[4] Timothy Cardiinal Dolan (November 30, 2017). "Decree on the Relegation of the Church of St. Pius V, South Bronx, New York" (PDF).

[5] McQuillan, Alice (11 January 2011). "New York Archdiocese to Close 27 Schools". NBC New York. Retrieved 7 February 2011.

[6] "RECONFIGURATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING "AT-RISK" SCHOOLS ACCEPTED BY ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK" (Press release). Archdiocese of New York. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-01-17. Retrieved 7 February 2011.

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