Our Lady of the Assumption Church (Fairfield, Connecticut)
Encyclopedia
Our Lady of the Assumption is a Roman Catholic church in Fairfield, Connecticut
, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport
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Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...
, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport is located in the south western part of the state of Connecticut, and its boundaries are the same as that of Fairfield County, Connecticut. There are 87 parishes in the diocese. Its cathedral is St. Augustine in Bridgeport.The current bishop is The Most...
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History
The Parish was founded in 1922. The present Norman Gothic Revival church was designed and erected between 1939 and 1940 by noted church architect J. Gerald PhelanJ. Gerald Phelan
J. Gerald Phelan was a U.S. architect and corporate executive who was very active throughout the Eastern part of the United States throughout the middle part of the 20th Century.-Childhood and architectural training:...
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