The Church of St. Frances of Rome is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 4307 Barnes Avenue Bronx, New York City. The parish was established in 1898.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.383.
The current building, built on the foundation of the older cruciform church, was dedicated in 1967 by Francis Cardinal Spellman. Its architect was Paul W. Reilly of 393 Seventh Avenue, New York City, New York 10001."Paul W. Reilly " American Architects Directory, Third Edition (New York City: R.R. Bowker LLC, 1970), p.741. It opened with a new pipe organ made by the Delaware Organ Company.
Its name honors St. Frances of Rome.
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External links The Catholic Parishes of Wakefield: St Frances of Rome Rectory