St. Louis Roman Catholic Church

St. Louis Roman Catholic Church

42°53′44″N 78°52′18″W / 42.895428°N 78.871729°W / 42.895428; -78.871729
Location	35 Edward Street, Buffalo, New York
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	St. Louis Roman Catholic Church
History
Consecrated	1913
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	"Active"
Architect(s)	Schikel and Ditmar
Style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1889
Specifications
Capacity	2000
Length	234 feet (71.3 m)
Width	134 feet (40.8 m)
Height	245 feet (74.7 m)
Materials	Medina sandstone
Clergy
Pastor(s)	Salvatore Manganello

Saint Louis Roman Catholic Church is located at 35 Edward Street, Buffalo, New York. The Church holds the title of "Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo".

Description

The Gothic-styled church is located on the site of the first Roman Catholic church ever built in Buffalo. The church is laid out in a Latin-cross floor plan and features a 245 ft octagonal Medina sandstone steeple with a Seth Thomas clock. Above the steeple rests a 72 ft pierced spire; the tallest open-work spire ever built completely of stone (without reinforcement) in USA.

St. Louis Roman Catholic Church from Air

Inside the church is a 1903 Kimball Organ, which is located in the choir loft.^[1]

History

Major structural events:^[2]

In 1829, Louis LeCouteulx donated the land for the church.
In 1832, the first church was constructed on the site and known as "Lamb of God". The wooden church was built of logs.
In 1843, a brick church was constructed, replacing the original church.
In 1885, a fire burned down the church.
In 1889, the current church was constructed.
In 1958, due to erosion of the masonry, the turret was rebuilt.

Gallery

Front outside View
View looking down main street
Stone monument at Saint Louis Roman Catholic
A photograph of Saint Louis Church from a 1914 publication

References

↑ LaChiusa, Chuck. "St. Louis RC Church". Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ Slade, Susan (1973). "St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, HABS No. NY-5488". Historic American Engineering Record. Retrieved 2011-04-24.

External links

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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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