St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church

St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church

42°55′23″N 78°48′47″W / 42.923091°N 78.813131°W / 42.923091; -78.813131
Location	1190 E Delavan Ave, Buffalo, New York
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Founded	1902
Founder(s)	William J. Schreck
Dedicated	1913
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	"Abandoned"
Architect(s)	Schmill & Gould
Architectural type	Basilica
Style	Renaissance Revival
Completed	Sept. 24th, 1911
Specifications
Capacity	880
Height	110 feet (33.5 m)
Materials	Indiana limestone

Saint Gerard's Roman Catholic Church is located at 1190 E Delavan Avenue, in the East Side of Buffalo, New York. The Roman Basilica-style church previously served as a Catholic parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. The church held its final full mass on January 1, 2008 and currently sits secured but deteriorating.

History

This church is the second to the parish, and was built in response to demand for a larger place of worship. The building, a Roman Basilica style, is based on the design of Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, being one-third as large.^[1] The interior of the church contains 12 granite columns, a coffered ceiling, 15 murals, 26 rondos, and a fresco. In 1930 the nave was raised to 60 ft. and a three-stage, 110 ft. bell tower was added.^[2]

Moving the Church

In October 2008, "Mary Our Queen" parish in Norcross, Georgia expressed interest in moving the church 900 miles south to serve as their new house of worship. Their $16 million plans call for the church to be completely deconstructed, packed, and trucked south for reassembly for continued use as a Catholic church.^[3]^[4] During the summer of 2010, "Mary our Queen" arranged the removal of a 7 ft, 1600 lb statue of St. Gerard. The statue was broken in two while being transported to their Georgia parish.^[5]

Gallery

Front outside View
Adjacent school house
The church as it appeared in a 1914 publication

References

↑ "St. Gerard's Parish - Bailey Ave - Lost January 1, 2008". Forgotten Buffalo. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
↑ Napora, James. "St. Gerard's RC Church". Retrieved 2011-04-29.
↑ Hampson, Rick (February 4, 2010). "N.Y. church's move to Georgia: 'Preservation by relocation'?". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
↑ "A priest and his parish are seeking to move one of America's great churches 900 miles into the future". The Parish of Mary Our Queen. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
↑ Jones, Helen (April 5, 2010). "St. Gerard’s relocation off to bumpy start". buffalonews. Retrieved 2011-04-29.

Diocese of Buffalo

Ordinaries	Bishops John Timon Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan James Edward Quigley Charles Henry Colton Dennis Joseph Dougherty William Turner John Aloysius Duffy John Francis O'Hara Joseph Aloysius Burke James Aloysius McNulty Edward Dennis Head Henry Joseph Mansell Edward Urban Kmiec Richard Joseph Malone Auxiliary bishops Joseph Aloysius Burke Leo Richard Smith Pius Anthony Benincasa Stanislaus Joseph Brzana Bernard Joseph McLaughlin Donald Walter Trautman Edward M. Grosz

Churches	Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo Basilica Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna Chapel Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel, Cheektowaga Parishes All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, Buffalo Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo Holy Angels Church, Buffalo St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Former parishs Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex, Niagara Falls St. Adalbert's Basilica, Buffalo St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish, Buffalo St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo

Education	Colleges and universities Canisius College, Buffalo D'Youville College, Buffalo Hilbert College, Hamburg Niagara University, Niagara County St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure Trocaire College, Buffalo Villa Maria College, Buffalo Convents Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex High schools Archbishop Walsh High School, Olean Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School, Buffalo Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, Buffalo Canisius High School, Buffalo Cardinal O'Hara High School, Town of Tonawanda Immaculata Academy, Hamburg Mount Mercy Academy, Buffalo Mount Saint Mary Academy, Kenmore Nardin Academy, Buffalo Niagara Catholic High School, Niagara Falls Notre Dame High School, Batavia Saint Francis High School, Athol Springs St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo St. Mary's High School, Lancaster

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