• Source: Saint Bridget of Ireland Church

      • St. Bridget of Ireland Parish is a Roman Catholic congregation in Stamford, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.


      History


      The parish was established on September 7, 1963 by the Right Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of Bridgeport. Worship first occurred in the neighboring chapel and school. The parish supported the parochial school of St. Bridget School until its closure in 1979.


      Building


      The modernist brick church was begun in 1963 and completed in 1965. Dedication of St. Bridget's Chapel-Auditorium-School occurred on June 25, 1965. The congregation continued to worship in the Chapel-Auditorium until Bishop Curtis dedicated the newly renovated church on June 14, 1987. The hall was renovated and a kitchen erected in the 2000s. The “Our Lady of Strawberry Hill Shrine” was dedicated in 2003. The shrine to Padre Pio was added in 2004.


      List of pastors


      1963–1967: The Reverend Thomas P. Guinan
      1967–1972: The Reverend William A. Nagel
      1972–1997: The Reverend John Jazowski
      1997–2009 The Reverend Gill C. Babeu
      2009-2022 The Reverend Edward J. McAuley
      2022-present The Reverend James K. Bates


      References




      External links


      St. Bridget of Ireland – Website
      Diocese of Bridgeport

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