St. Alphonsus Ligouri's Church (New York City)
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The Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori is a closed Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond counties in New York City , as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. There are 480 parishes...

, located at 308 W. Broadway in Manhattan
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, New York City
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. It was established as a mission of Most Holy Redeemer in 1847, and elevated to parish status in 1866, staffed by the Redemptorist Fathers
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer is a Roman Catholic missionary Congregation founded by Saint Alphonsus Liguori at Scala, near Amalfi, Italy for the purpose of labouring among the neglected country people in the neighbourhood of Naples.Members of the Congregation, priests and brothers,...

. In 1892, the address listed was 230 South Fifth Avenue.

The parish was closed in 1980, with the parish records transferred and now housed at St. Anthony of Padua Shrine Church.
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