St. Theresa Church (Trumbull, Connecticut)

St. Theresa Church
St. Theresa Church, Trumbull Connecticut
Location	5301 Main St Trumbull, Connecticut
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Membership	3000+ households
History
Founded	October 4, 1934
Founder(s)	Bishop Maurice F. McAuliffe
Dedicated	September 22, 1935 (original structure), April 1, 1962 (current structure)
Architecture
Architect(s)	William Schmidt (original structure) J. Gerald Phelan (current structure)
Administration
Parish	Saint Theresa Parish
Diocese	Bridgeport
Province	Hartford
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Frank J. Caggiano
Priest(s)	Rev. Michael Flynn, Rev. Shawn Cutler
Pastor(s)	Fr. Brian Gannon
Deacon(s)	Mr. Salvatore M. Clarizio, Ph.D

St. Theresa Parish is a Roman Catholic church in Trumbull, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.

History

This is the largest Catholic Parish in Trumbull. The cathedral-like church of granite and limestone was designed by noted church architect J. Gerald Phelan in 1961. The parish celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in 2009 and received a letter of congratulations from Bishop Lori.^[1]

Music

St. Theresa Church is home to a distinguished three manual 39 rank organ produced in 1999 by the Peragallo Pipe Organ Company of Paterson, New Jersey. The organ is frequently used as a concert instrument and is featured in a 1999 compact disk of French organ works performed by internationally famous organist Stephen Tharp^[2] It was also a feature instrument in the 2010 Pipe Organ Encounter program of the Bridgeport Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.^[3] Saint Theresa's Church has been a regular site for Connecticut Chamber Choir concerts.^[4]^[5]

School

Saint Theresa School is one of two Catholic K-8 schools in Trumbull,^[6] founded in 1955. It is accredited with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.^[7] It is registered as school 2114403 with the State of Connecticut Department of Education.^[8]

References

External links

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°14′18.41″N 73°13′12.67″W / 41.2384472°N 73.2201861°W / 41.2384472; -73.2201861

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