| St. Rose of Lima Church | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Rose_of_Lima_RCC_B84_jeh.jpg) View from the south west on Beach 84th Street, April 2009. | |
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| 40°35′10″N 73°48′34″W / 40.58624°N 73.809322°W | |
| Location | Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City |
| Address | 130 Beach 84th Street, Rockaway Beach, New York, 11693 |
| Country | United States |
| Language(s) | English, Spanish, Polish |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Tradition | Latin Church |
| Website | St. Rose of Lima Queens.org |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Rose of Lima |
| Dedicated | September 27, 1907 |
| Earlier dedication | August 30, 1886 |
| Consecrated | September 27, 1907 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | John W. Ingle |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Romanesque Revival |
| Construction cost | US$125,000 (current building), US$6,000 (first building) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 800 (current building), 500 (first building) |
| Number of spires | 2 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn |
| Deanery | Queens 10 Deanery |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Fr. James Rodriguez Fr. Daniel K. Rajski, Part Time Parochial Vicar |
| Deacon(s) | Dcn. Juan M. Carattini Dcn. Gilberto Laboy |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Mr. Kevin Faughey |
| Organist(s) | Mr. Kevin Faughey |
| Business manager | Ms. Luz Rivera |
| Religious education coordinator | Mrs. Bridget Murphy |
| OCIA coordinator | Mrs. Bridget Murphy |
| Youth ministry coordinator | Ms. Sally Flores |
Saint Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church is a Catholic church located at 130 Beach 84th Street in Rockaway Beach, Queens New York. It is a currently active church within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, and masses are celebrated in English, Spanish, and Polish. The parish was founded on August 30, 1886, and the old church building was one of the first Catholic Churches built on the Rockaway peninsula.
Before the founding of St. Rose of Lima parish between 1847 and 1884, Catholics in Rockaway beach had to attended Mass in Far Rockaway. Prior to 1847, Rockaway Catholics had to journey to Jamaica, Queens, to attend Mass. In 1884, the Rev. Anthony Farley of St. Monica's Church, Jamaica, was delegated to celebrate one Mass on Sundays. In that year Mass was celebrated at various places in Rockaway Beach – first at Datz's Hotel, then at Curley's Hotel and then at an old school house.[1]