St. Francis of Assisi's Church (New York City)
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The Church of St. Francis of Assisi is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
, located at 135-139 West 31st Street Manhattan
, New York City
. The parish was established in 1844, and is staffed by the Franciscan
Friars.
until 1845.
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 135-139 West 31st Street Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York City
New York City
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. The parish was established in 1844, and is staffed by the Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
Friars.
Parish
The parish was established in 1844 by the Rev. Zachary Kunze, O.F.B., who had been the founder and first pastor of nearby German Catholic St. John the Baptist's Church in 1840. Following disharmony with the lay Board of Trustees there, he resigned and left with a portion of the congregation to St. Francis of Assisi's Church. The problems with St. John's Board of Trustees were so great that the parish was placed under an interdictInterdict
The term Interdict may refer to:* Court order enforcing or prohibiting a certain action* Injunction, such as a restraining order...
until 1845.