Saint Paul Church, located in
Cranston, Rhode Island, is a church and parish of the
Diocese of Providence
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence ( la, Dioecesis Providentiensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius IX on February 17, 1872 and originally comprised the entire state of Rhode ...
.
History
Saint Paul Church was founded in 1907 in the
Edgewood section of Cranston. The founding pastor, Father Michael McCabe, resolved that a permanent Church would not be built until a suitable school had been erected for the education of the children of the parish. The building of the school preceded the completion of the church for several years.
Architecture
Saint Paul church was designed in the
neo-gothic style, begun in 1929, by the firm of ecclesiastical architect
Ambrose J. Murphy, with Samuel M. Morino as chief architect.
The design of the church was "hoped to be the equal of any church in the diocese of Providence."
The church's "crowning glory"
is its stained-glass windows portraying scenes from the
Bible
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and the lives of the
Saints
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. The glass was designed by the firm of
Earl Edward Sanborn of
Boston, Massachusetts. In 2019, several of these historic windows were damaged by vandals throwing rocks.
Services
In 2023, Saint Paul Church was served by Father Thomas J. Woodhouse, Paul Shea as Deacon Assistant, and Julie Bradley as Director of Faith Formation.
Official website, Parish Staff, Retrieved 2023-05-04
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The church also offers service, education, and outreach programs for multiple age groups.
Each year, the church offers several adult retreats or nights of recollection.
See also
* Catholic Church in the United States
With 23 percent of the United States' population , the Catholic Church is the country's second largest religious grouping, after Protestantism, and the country's largest single church or Christian denomination where Protestantism is divided i ...
* Index of Catholic Church articles
* Catholic parish church
* Pastoral care
Pastoral care is an ancient model of emotional, social and spiritual support that can be found in all cultures and traditions.
The term is considered inclusive of distinctly non-religious forms of support, as well as support for people from rel ...
* St. Paul's Church (disambiguation) St. Paul's Church or St Paul's Church or any variation thereof may refer to:
Belgium
* St. Paul's Church, Antwerp
Canada
* St. Paul's, Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario
* St. Paul's Church (Halifax), Canada's oldest Protestant church
* St. P ...
External links
St Paul's official website
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References
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Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence
Churches in Providence County, Rhode Island
Buildings and structures in Cranston, Rhode Island