The Parish of St. Rita of Cascia and of St. Pius V is a

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under the authority of the

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. The church is located at 448 College Ave. in the Bronx.

St Rita of Cascia

The parish was founded in 1900.

Rita of Cascia Rita of Cascia, OSA (born Margherita Ferri Lotti; 1381 – 22 May 1457), was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun. After Rita's husband died, she joined a small community of nuns, who later became Augustinians, where she was known both for pr ...

was canonized on May 24, 1900, and Archbishop Corrigan decided to name the parish in honor of the new saint. The cornerstone was laid in November 1900 and the church was consecrated in October 1904. The first pastor was Rev. Charles Ferina D.D. He was assisted by Rev. Patrick Mannion and Rev. A.D. Cunion. During his tenure, Rev. Ferina founded an Italian mission at 150th St. and Morris Ave. that later became the parish of Our Lady of Suffrage. A residence of the

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is located at St. Rita.

Pastors

* Fr. Charles Ferina, 1900-1909 * James P. O'Brien, 1910 - * Fr. Bergin 1940-1947 * Fr. Pablo González 2012–present

Merger

Effective August 1, 2015, the parish of St. Pius V merged with the parish of St. Rita of Cascia.

St Pius V

The Church of St. Pius V was a

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under the authority of the

, located at , 420 East 145th Street, in the South Bronx neighborhood of

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, in the

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. The parish was established in 1906, with Fr. Francis M. Fagan its first pastor. "A 'fine' parish school was opened September 1913.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.392.

Building

The red-brick church was built in 1906–1907 to the designs by Anthony F. A. Schmitt. The Romanesque building has two towers. Effective November 30, 2017, the St. Pius V church building was desacralized for secular use.

St. Pius V Girls' High School

St. Pius V Girls' High School was opened in 1930 and closed effective June 2011.

References

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