Regina Coeli Church is a Roman Catholic church that was founded in 1862 in Hyde Park, New York. It includes St. Paul's mission chapel in Staatsburg, New York.
History The first church to bear the name in Hyde Park was constructed in 1863. The English Gothic brick structure was donated by Mrs. Mortimer Livingston and her daughter, Mrs. Sylvia Livingston Drayton Kirkpatrick.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.402, 408.
The Rev. Tobias M. Fitzpatrick was the first resident priest. His successors were: Rev. John Parker 1883 Rev. Michael Murray 1884 Rev. Fr. Leahy 1888 Rev. Terence F. Kelly 1890 Rev. R.J. Burns 1898 Rev. John De La Poer Lonargan Mylod, John J., "The Catholic Church", History of Dutchess County, (Frank Hasbrouck, ed.), Vol.1, Higginson Book Company, 1909 - Dutchess County (N.Y.) p.647
Later a large church was constructed near the original foundation, which can still be seen today.http://www.fdrlirary.marist.edu/hptn9.html The current church building, dedicated in 1966,Chicoine, Christie L., "Regina Coeli Parish Celebrates 150 Years in Hyde Park", Catholic New York, December 10, 2014 is on U.S. Route 9, also referred to as Albany Post Road.
Parish School Founded in 1955, the parish elementary school contained grades Pre-K through eight, and had about 220 enrolled students in 2014. The original building was expanded once, adding a two-story wing to the back with 8 additional classrooms, in the 1970s. Regina Coeli Elementary School closed in 2015.Purcell, Amanda. "Catholic school to close", Poughkeepsie Journal, June 30, 2015
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External links Parish Website School Website