St. Thomas the Apostle is a Roman Catholic church in Norwalk, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport. The Parish of St. Thomas the Apostle was established in 1935.

Buildings

The present church built in the late 1940s. The architect was Edward F. Allodi of

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, a graduate of the

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. Allodi's

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building is remarkable for its time period as appears as though it could have been built 20 years earlier.

History

In 2010 the Reverend Robert J. Crofut received the second annual John Swanhaus Award from the Order of Malta in an event hosted by

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References

External links

St. Thomas the Apostle - website

Diocese of Bridgeport
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States Romanesque Revival church buildings in Connecticut Christian organizations established in 1935 Roman Catholic churches in Norwalk, Connecticut {{Connecticut-church-stub