St. Joseph Church (Danbury, Connecticut)
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St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic church in Danbury, Connecticut
Danbury, Connecticut
Danbury is a city in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It had population at the 2010 census of 80,893. Danbury is the fourth largest city in Fairfield County and is the seventh largest city in Connecticut....

, 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

In the 1850s the only Catholic church in Danbury was St. Peter Church who in 1870 erected a large gothic revival building on South Main St, about a half mile from the present St. Joseph Church .

Over the next 50 years Danbury's Catholic population had increased to the point where St. Peter Church was not large enough to accommodate the large number of faithful wishing to attend mass. In 1905, the new St. Joseph Parish was established to help with the overcrowding. Fr. John D. Kennedy was the first pastor.

Music

St. Joseph is home an Austin Organ
Austin Organs, Inc.
Austin Organs, Inc. is a manufacturer of pipe organs based in Hartford, Connecticut. The company is one of the oldest continuously-operating organ manufacturers in the United States...

, opus 2176, two manuals and 30 ranks.

Building

The substantial Romanesque Revival-style
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...

 church is located right in the middle of Downtown Danbury. It was designed by the noted church architects Dwyer and McMahon
John J. McMahon (architect)
John J. McMahon was an American architect who even today remains highly regarded for his churches, schools and other buildings for Catholic clients in Connecticut, especially Hartford and New Haven.-Early life and architectural training:...

 of Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...

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