The Church of St. Barnabas is a Roman Catholicparish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at Martha Avenue near East 241st Street in Woodlawn Heights, The Bronx, New York City. The parish was established in July 1910 by the Rev. Michael A. Reilly, separated from the Bronx parish of St. Frances of Rome. It is one of the largest parishes in the Archdiocese.Official Church Website Parish History (Accessed 16 February 2011)See Thomas J. Shelley, ''The Archdiocese of New York: the Bicentennial History,'' (New York City: Archdiocese of New York, 2007)
Buildings
The church building was built 1911. The Italianate church was dedicated by Cardinal John M. Farley in November 1911. When opened, it accommodated 700. A temporary school was opened in 1911, with 200 students, staffed by seven Sisters of Charity nuns. Opposite the church, a convent for the Sisters of Charity was opened in January 1913 at a cost of $8,000 (which in 1914 still had a debt of $5,500). In 1914, the parish numbered around 1,000, and the property was valued at $100,000, with a debt of $59,500. The chapel and high school building were erected during the pastorship of Msgr. George McWeeney (1947-1965). During the 1980s, up to 22 masses were celebrated in the parish each week. The rectory, parish center and high school chapel were renovated during the pastorate of Msgr. Timothy S. Collins (1986-1994).
Music
The church has had at least four organs over its 100-year history. The first was installed by the Estey Organ Company of Brattleboro, Vermont around 1911. The second was created by
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St. Barnabas High School
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is located at 425 East 240th Street, Bronx, N.Y., 10470. It is an all-girls Catholic parish school that offers a college prep program to young women in Grades 9–12. During the 1980s, there were over 1500 enrolled in the parish elementary school and 800 enrolled in the high school. The high school has since been independent from the parish as of September 2015.
Pastors
* 1910-1947: Msgr. Michael A. Reilly (1873-1947), the first pastor was the New York City-born Rev. Reilly, who graduated from
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in 1902 where he remained until 1910, when he founded St. Barnabas. Under his pastorship, he built the church, the schools, the convent, and the rectory, and the parish became one of the largest in the Archdiocese. Consequently, he was elevated to the position of monsignor and died in 1947.
* 1947-1965: Msgr. George McWeeney, erected the new high school building and chapel were erected.
* 1965-1986: Msgr. John J. Considine
* 1986-1994: Msgr. Timothy S. Collins, transferred to become pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Manhattan (The Mother Seton Shrine).
* 1994-2003: Msgr. Francis X. Toner, reorganized parish services and served until his death.
* 2003–2015: Msgr. Edward M. Barry
* 2015–Present: Father Brendan Fitzgerald