Church of St. Peter (Danbury, Connecticut)

St. Peter Church
Location	104 Main St Danbury, Connecticut
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Architecture
Architect(s)	Keely and Murphy
Administration
Diocese	Bridgeport
Province	Hartford
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. William E. Lori

St. Peter is a Roman Catholic church in Danbury, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.

History

The Parish of St. Peter is the third oldest parish in the Bridgeport diocese, founded in 1851.^[1] At first the church occupied a former Universalist church building. The church's present Gothic Revival building was erected in the 1870s and a school was opened in 1885.^[2]

In a 1975 paper for Western Connecticut State University researcher Patricia Carmody stated that the architectural firm that designed St Peter Church was 'Kiely and Murphy'. This appears to be a misspelling for the firm of Keely and Murphy who were quite active in Connecticut at the time. 15 years later architect James Murphy, who had been a partner in Keely and Murphy would erect the first St. Mary Church in nearby Bethel, Connecticut.^[3]

The church's stained glass windows were produced in Munich, Germany, supplied by the Royal Bavarian Art Institute and the F. X. Zettler Company.

The 1870 church and its associated buildings are significant contributing properties of the Main Street Historic District (Danbury, Connecticut) of the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and is the Mother Church for the Roman Catholic communities of Danbury, Bethel, Redding, Ridgefield and Gergetown.

References

↑ Church of St. Peter website, accessed January 23, 2011
↑ Danbury Historical Society (2001), Danbury, Arcadia Publishing Company. Page 27.
↑ Carmody, Patricia (1975). History of St. Peter Church, Danbury Connecticut. Western Connecticut State University.

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Diocese of Bridgeport

Ordinaries	Bishops Lawrence Shehan Walter William Curtis Edward Egan William E. Lori Frank Joseph Caggiano

Churches	Cathedral St. Augustine Cathedral Basilica Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist, Stamford Parishes St. Agnes, Greenwich St. Anthony of Padua, Fairfield St. Benedict-Our Lady of Montserrat, Stamford St. Bridget of Ireland, Stamford St. Catherine of Siena, Riverside St. Catherine of Siena, Trumbull St. Cecilia, Stamford St. Charles Borromeo, Bridgeport Christ the King, Trumbull St. Clement of Rome, Stamford SS. Cyril and Methodius, Bridgeport St. Gabriel, Stamford St. George, Bridgeport St. Gregory the Great Church, Danbury Holy Family, Fairfield Holy Name of Jesus, Stamford Holy Name of Jesus, Stratford Holy Spirit, Stamford Immaculate Heart of Mary, Danbury St. James, Stratford St. Jerome, Norwalk St. John, Darien St. Joseph, Brookfield St. Joseph, Danbury St. Joseph, South Norwalk St. Ladislaus, South Norwalk St. Lawrence, Shelton St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, Brookfield St. Mark, Stratford St. Mary, Bridgeport St. Mary, Greenwich St. Mary, Norwalk St. Mary, Stamford St. Matthew, Norwalk St. Maurice, Stamford St. Michael the Archangel, Bridgeport Notre Dame, Easton Our Lady of Grace, Stratford Our Lady of Guadalupe, Danbury Our Lady of Peace, Stratford Our Lady of the Assumption, Fairfield Our Lady of the Assumption, Westport Our Lady Star of the Sea, Stamford St. Paul, Greenwich St. Peter, Bridgeport St. Peter, Danbury St. Philip, Norwalk St. Pius X, Fairfield St. Roch, Greenwich St. Rose of Lima, Newtown Sacred Heart, Georgetown Sacred Heart, Greenwich Sacred Heart, Stamford Sacred Heart of Jesus, Danbury St. Stephen, Trumbull St. Theresa, Trumbull St. Thomas Aquinas, Fairfield St. Thomas the Apostle, Norwalk

Education	Seminary St. John Fisher Seminary Higher education Fairfield University Sacred Heart University St. Vincent's College, Bridgeport High schools Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich Fairfield College Preparatory School, Fairfield Immaculate High School, Danbury Kolbe Cathedral High School, Bridgeport Notre Dame Catholic High School, Fairfield St. Joseph High School, Trumbull Trinity Catholic High School, Stamford

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Coordinates: 41°23′31.34″N 73°26′57.06″W / 41.3920389°N 73.4491833°W / 41.3920389; -73.4491833

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