St. Louis Roman Catholic Church

Church in New York, United States

St. Louis Roman Catholic Church

42°53′44″N 78°52′18″W﻿ / ﻿42.895428°N 78.871729°W﻿ / 42.895428; -78.871729
Location| 35 Edward Street, Buffalo, New York
Country| United States
Denomination| Roman Catholic
Website| stlouisrcchurch.org
History
Status| Parish church
Consecrated| 1913
Architecture
Functional status| "Active"
Architect(s)| Schickel & Ditmars
Style| Gothic Revival
Completed| 1889
Specifications
Capacity| 2000
Length| 234 feet (71.3 m)
Width| 134 feet (40.8 m)
Height| 245 feet (74.7 m)
Materials| Medina sandstone
Clergy
Pastor(s)| Salvatore Manganello

Saint Louis Roman Catholic Church is the oldest Catholic parish in Buffalo, New York.[1] It was the first Catholic church built in Buffalo, and holds the title of "Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo".

## History

[edit]

The parish was established January 5, 1829 with land contributed by Louis Stephen LeCouteulx de Caumont ([1]), a French nobleman. The first church, constructed of logs, was completed in 1831. The congregation was largely French, German and Irish. In 1837, the Irish members left to establish St. Patrick's Church, at Washington and Clinton. A larger brick church on the same site was completed in 1843. In 1846 a large group of the French congregants withdrew to form their own parish. Among the German parishioners left were prosperous and highly respected businessmen.[2]

The church was destroyed by fire in 1885, setting the stage for the construction of the current church in 1889.[3]

## Architecture

[edit]

The historic Gothic Revival third church is located at 35 Edward Street. The church is laid out in a Latin-cross floor plan and features a 245 ft octagonal Medina sandstone steeple with a Seth Thomas clock. Above the steeple rests a 72 ft pierced spire; reputed to be the tallest open-work spire ever built completely of stone (without reinforcement) in USA.[1]

St. Louis Roman Catholic Church from Air

Inside the church is a 1903 Kimball Organ, which is located in the choir loft.[4]

In 1958, due to erosion of the masonry, the turret was rebuilt. Restoration was done on the transept entry in 2003.[1]

Major structural events:[5]

## Gallery

[edit]

* Front outside View

* View looking down main street

* Stone monument at Saint Louis Roman Catholic

*   * Saint Louis Church in 1914 publication

* St. Louis Roman Catholic Church from Air

* St. Louis Roman Catholic Church from Air

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c "St. Louis Roman Catholic Church", HHL Architects
2. ^ Goldman, Mark. "Bishop Timon and Immigrant Catholics in Buffalo", High Hopes: The Rise and Decline of Buffalo, New York. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1983, pp. 78-81
3. ^ Riester, Michael A., A Brief History of St. Louis Church, St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, retrieved December 6, 2016
4. ^ LaChiusa, Chuck. "St. Louis RC Church". Retrieved 2011-04-23.
5. ^ Slade, Susan (1973). "St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, HABS No. NY-5488". Historic American Engineering Record. Retrieved 2011-04-24.

## External links

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Louis Roman Catholic Church (Buffalo, New York).

* Official website
* Emporis building page[usurped]
* Skyscraperpage building page

* v
* t
* e

Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo

Ordinaries|

Bishops
John Timon
Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan
James Edward Quigley
Charles Henry Colton
Dennis Joseph Dougherty
William Turner
John Aloysius Duffy
John Francis O'Hara
Joseph Aloysius Burke
James Aloysius McNulty
Edward Dennis Head
Henry Joseph Mansell
Edward Urban Kmiec
Richard Joseph Malone
Michael William Fisher

Auxiliary bishops
Joseph Aloysius Burke
Leo Richard Smith
Pius Anthony Benincasa
Stanislaus Joseph Brzana
Bernard Joseph McLaughlin
Donald Walter Trautman
Edward M. Grosz

Churches|

List
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo

Cathedral
St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo

Basilicas
Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna
St. Mary of the Angels Basilica, Olean
Basilica of The National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Lewiston

Chapel
Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel, Cheektowaga

Parishes
All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
Blessed Sacrament Church, Buffalo
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, Buffalo
Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo
Holy Angels Church, Buffalo
St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo

Former parishes
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex, Niagara Falls
St. Adalbert's Basilica, Buffalo
St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish, Buffalo
St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo

Education|

Colleges and universities
Canisius University, Buffalo
D'Youville University, Buffalo
Hilbert College, Hamburg
Niagara University, Niagara County
St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure
Trocaire College, Buffalo
Villa Maria College, Buffalo

Convents
Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity
Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex

High schools
Archbishop Walsh High School, Olean
Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School, Buffalo
Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, Buffalo
Canisius High School, Buffalo
Cardinal O'Hara High School, Town of Tonawanda
Mount Mercy Academy, Buffalo
Mount Saint Mary Academy, Kenmore
Nardin Academy, Buffalo
Niagara Catholic High School, Niagara Falls
Notre Dame High School, Batavia
Saint Francis High School, Athol Springs
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo
St. Mary's High School, Lancaster

Closed
Immaculata Academy, Hamburg

Priests|

Nelson Baker
John P. Boland
Celestine Joseph Damiano
John Joseph Fitzpatrick
Edmund Francis Gibbons
Francis Xavier Krautbauer
John Joseph McMahon
James Johnston Navagh
Thomas Joseph Walsh

* Catholicism portal

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template