St. Paul the Apostle Church (Manhattan)

Saint Paul the Apostle Church
October 2014
Saint Paul the Apostle Church is located in New York City
Saint Paul the Apostle Church
Saint Paul the Apostle Church
40°46′11″N 73°59′7″W / 40.76972°N 73.98528°W / 40.76972; -73.98528
Location8-10 Columbus Avenue
Manhattan, New York City), New York
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic
Religious orderPaulist Fathers
Websitestpaultheapostle.org
History
StatusParish church
Mother church of the Paulist Fathers
Founded1858 (parish)
1859 (original church & rectory)
1876 (current church)
DedicatedJanuary 25, 1885
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationNRHP
NYC Landmark
Years built1876–1884[1]
Administration
ArchdioceseNew York
Clergy
Pastor(s)Fr. Eric Andrews, CSP
Church of St. Paul the Apostle
ArchitectJeremiah O'Rourke and George Deshon[2]
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.91001723
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 5, 1991[3]
Designated NYCLJune 25, 2013

The Church of St. Paul the Apostle is a Catholic church on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City.[4] It is the mother church of the Paulist Fathers, the first religious community of Catholic priests founded in the United States.

  1. ^ "History of the Church" on the St. Paul the Apostle Church website
  2. ^ NYC-Architecture.com
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  4. ^ Lafort, Remigius. 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.. (New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914), p.363.