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List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence

This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence.[1] The diocese covers all five counties in Rhode Island. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, built from 1878 to 1889 in Providence.

Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul

Providence County edit

Providence edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 791 Potters Ave, Providence [2]
Blessed Sacrament 239 Regent Ave, Providence Parish formed 1888; church built 1889-1904[3]
Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul   30 Fenner St, Providence Built 1878–1889; listed in NRHP[4]
Holy Cross 118 King Philip St, Providence Status changed in 2018 to a mission of St. Thomas[5]
Holy Ghost   472 Atwells Ave, Providence Parish established 1889; church built 1901-1909[6]
Holy Name of Jesus   107 Camp St, Providence Parish founded 1882; church built 1896-1900[7]
Our Lady of Lourdes   901 Atwells Ave, Providence Built 1905; listed on NRHP
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 12 Spruce St, Federal Hill, Providence Opened in 1925; closed 2015;[8] sold in 2019 for redevelopment[9]
Our Lady of the Rosary   21 Traverse St, Providence [10]
St. Adalbert   866 Atwells Ave, Providence Founded 1902 by Polish immigrants; current church completed 1926[11]
St. Agnes 100 Chatham St, Providence
St. Anne's   2 Russo St, Providence [12]
St. Anthony 549 Plainfield St, Providence
St. Augustine 20 Old Rd, Providence [13]
St. Bartholomew 297 Laurel Hill Ave, Providence [14]
St. Casimir 348 Smith St, Providence Parish formed 1919; served Lithuanian community; closed 2017[15]
St. Charles Borromeo   178 Dexter St, Providence
St. Edward   997 Branch Ave, Providence [16]
St. Joseph   92 Hope St, Providence Gothic church built 1851; listed on NRHP[17][18]
St. Mary's on Broadway   538 Broadway, Providence [19]
St. Michael   239 Oxford St, Providence Parish founded 1857; Anglo-Norman Gothic style church built 1915; listed on NRHP[20][21]
St. Patrick 244 Smith St, Providence [22]
St. Pius V 55 Elmhurst Ave, Providence [23]
St. Raymond 1240 N Main St, Providence [24]
St. Sebastian 67 Cole Ave, Providence Parish established 1915[25]
St. Teresa of Avila 271 Manton Ave, Providence Built 1880s, closed 2019[26][27]
St. Thomas 65 Fruit Hill Ave, Providence

Burrillville edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Good Help 1063 Victory Hwy, Burrillville (Mapleville)
St. Joseph 183 Sayles Ave, Burrillville
St. Patrick 45 Harrisville Main St, Burrillville (Harrisville)
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus 35 Dion Dr, Burrillville (Harrisville)

Central Falls edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Holy Spirit Central Falls
St. Joseph   391 High St, Central Falls Church built 1915

Cranston edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Holy Apostles 800 Pippin Orchard Rd, Cranston
Immaculate Conception 237 Garden Hills Dr, Cranston
St. Ann 1493 Cranston St, Cranston
St. Mark 9 Garden Ct, Cranston
St. Mary 1525 Cranston St, Cranston
St. Matthew 1299 Elmwood Ave, Cranston
St. Paul   30 Warwick Ave, Cranston Built 1929-1933

Cumberland edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Fatima 1 Fatima Dr, Cumberland
St. Aidan Cumberland
St. Joan of Arc Cumberland
St. John Vianney 3587 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland
St. Joseph   1303 Mendon Rd, Cumberland Built 1872; listed on NRHP
St. Patrick Cumberland

East Providence edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Loreto 346 Waterman Ave, East Providence
Sacred Heart 118 Taunton Ave, East Providence
St. Brendan East Providence (Riverside)
St. Francis Xavier 81 N Carpenter St, East Providence
St. Margaret 1098 Pawtucket Ave, Rumford, East Providence
St. Martha 2595 Pawtucket Ave, East Providence

Johnston edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Grace Johnston
St. Brigid Johnston
St. Robert Bellarmine Johnston
St. Rocco Johnston

Lincoln edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Ambrose Albion, Lincoln Founded 1892[28]
St. Basil the Great (Melkite) 15 Skyview Dr, Lincoln
St. Jude 301 Front St, Lincoln
St. James 33 Division St, Manville, Lincoln

North Providence edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Mary, Mother of Mankind 25 4th St, North Providence
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1081 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence
St. Anthony 1413 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence

Pawtucket edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Consolation 10 Charles St, Pawtucket
Sacred Heart of Jesus Pawtucket
St. Anthony 32 Lawn Ave, Pawtucket
St. Cecilia 745 Central Ave, Pawtucket
St. Edward 396 Weeden St, Pawtucket
St. John the Baptist   68 Slater St, Pawtucket Built 1925–1927; listed on NRHP
St. Joseph Pawtucket
St. Leo the Great 695 Central Ave, Pawtucket
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception   103 Pine St, Pawtucket Built 1885–1887; listed on NRHP
St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Pawtucket
St. George Maronite   48 Main St, Pawtucket Originally an Episcopal church built 1852–53; became St. George Maronite Catholic Church in 1977; burned in 2005

Smithfield edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
St. John the Evangelist 63 Church St, Slatersville, North Smithfield
St. Michael 80 Farnum Pike, Smithfield
St. Philip 622 Putnam Pike, Greenville, Smithfield

Woonsocket edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
All Saints 323 Rathbun St, Woonsocket
Holy Family   414 S Main St, Woonsocket
Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs 1409 Park Ave, Woonsocket
L'Eglise du Precieux Sang (Precious Blood)   94 Carrington Ave, Woonsocket Gothic church built 1873; listed on NRHP
Sacred Heart 415 Olo St, Woonsocket
St. Agatha 34 Joffre Ave, Woonsocket
St. Ann   83 Cumberland St, Woonsocket Built 1913; closed 2000; converted to arts center; listed on NRHP
St. Anthony 128 Greene St, Woonsocket
St. Charles Borromeo   8 Daniels St, Woonsocket Gothic church built 1867–71; listed on NRHP
St. Elias 80 Hamilton St, Woonsocket
St. Joseph 1200 Mendon Rd, Woonsocket
St. Michael 394 Blackstone St, Woonsocket
St. Stanislaus Kostka 174 Harris Ave, Woonsocket Founded 1905 by Polish immigrants

Other edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Lawrence Centredale
St. Eugene Chepachet
St. Paul The Apostle Foster
St. Joseph Pascoag
St. Joseph Scituate

Bristol County edit

Barrington edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Holy Angels 341 Maple Ave, Barrington
St. Luke 108 Washington Rd, Barrington Built 1936[29]

Bristol edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel   141 State St, Bristol Founded 1917[30]
St. Elizabeth 577 Wood St, Bristol [31]
St. Mary   330 Wood St, Bristol [32]

Warren edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Saint Mary of the Bay 645 Main St, Warren
St. Alexander 218 Main St, Warren
St. Casimir 391 High St, Warren Founded in 1908 to serve Polish immigrants
St. Jean Baptiste   324 Main St, Warren
St. Thomas the Apostle 500 Metacom Ave, Warren

Kent County edit

Coventry edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Czenstochowa 445 Washington St, Coventry Founded in 1905 to serve Polish immigrants
SS. John and Paul 341 S Main St, Coventry
St. Vincent de Paul 6 St Vincent De Paul St, Coventry

East Greenwich edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Mercy 65 3rd St, East Greenwich

Warwick edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
SS Rose and Clement 111 Long St, Warwick
St. Benedict 135 Beach Ave, Warwick
St. Catherine 3252 Post Rd, Warwick
St. Francis of Assisi 618 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick
St. Gregory the Great 360 Cowesett Rd, Warwick
St. Kevin 333 Sandy Lane, Warwick
St. Peter 360 Fair St, Warwick
St. Rita 722 Oakland Beach Ave, Warwick
St. Timothy 1799 Warwick Ave, Warwick

West Warwick edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Christ the King 124 Legris Ave, West Warwick
Our Lady of Good Counsel 60 Pleasant St, West Warwick
Sacred Heart 820 Providence St, West Warwick
St. Anthony 10 Sunset Ave, West Warwick
SS. John & James 20 Washington St, West Warwick
St. Joseph 854 Providence St, West Warwick
St. Mary   68 Church St, West Warwick Built in 1844, the oldest Catholic church still in the archdiocese; listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
SS. Peter and Paul 48 Highland St, West Warwick

Newport County edit

Newport edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Jesus Saviour 1 Vernon Ave, Newport
St. Augustine 2 Eastnor Rd, Newport
St. Joseph 79-93 Broadway, Newport
St. Mary   14 William St, Newport Built in 1848, listed on the NRHP; John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy wed there in 1953

Portsmouth edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Anthony 2836 E Main Rd, Portsmouth
St. Barnabas 1697 E Main Rd, Portsmouth

Tiverton edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Holy Ghost 316 Judson St, Tiverton
St. Christopher Tiverton
St. Madeleine Sophie Lake Rd, Tiverton
St. Theresa 265 Stafford Rd, Tiverton

Other edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Mark 60 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown
St. Catherine of Siena 74 Simmons Rd, Little Compton
St. Lucy 909 W Main Rd, Middletown

Washington County edit

Kingstown (North and South) edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Bernard 275 Tower Hill Rd, North Kingstown (Wickford)
St. Francis de Sales North Kingstown
Christ the King 128 High St, South Kingstown
St. Francis of Assisi South Kingstown

Narragansett edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Mary, Star of the Sea Narragansett
St. Thomas More Narragansett

Westerly edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Immaculate Conception   Westerly Former church, built 1886; now operated as a performance hall; listed on NRHP
St. Clare Westerly
St. Pius X Westerly
St. Vincent de Paul Westerly

Other edit

Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Victory Ashaway
St. Andrew Block Island
St. Mary (and St. James Chapel) Carolina
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Exeter
St. Joseph Hope Valley

References edit

  1. ^ "Parish Finder". Diocese of Providence. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Paul Tognetti (2019). "Diary of a Parish: Church of the Assumption, Providence, R.I. 1870-2019" (PDF). Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "History". Blessed Sacrament Parish. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Over 140 Years of Service and Celebration!". The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Holy Cross Church to become a 'mission' of St. Thomas Parish". Archdiocese of Providence. February 28, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "History". Holy Ghost Church. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "Parish History". Holy Name of Jesus. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church on Federal Hill to close indefinitely". Rhode Island Catholic. November 5, 2015.
  9. ^ "Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church to be redeveloped following sale". WPRI. February 13, 2019.
  10. ^ "History". Our Lady of the Rosary. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  11. ^ "116 YEARS of St. Adalbert's Church - Providence, RI". St. Adalbert's Church. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  12. ^ "Home page". St. Ann's Catholic Church. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "Home page". St. Augustine Church. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  14. ^ "Home page". Saint Bartholomew Church. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  15. ^ "St. Casimir Parish in Providence to close permanently". WJAR. June 7, 2017.
  16. ^ "Saint Edward's Church - Providence". Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  17. ^ "Home page". St. Joseph Catholic Church. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  18. ^ "NRHP nomination for St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  19. ^ "Home page". St. Mary's on Broadway. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  20. ^ "NRHP nomination for St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Convent, Rectory, and School" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  21. ^ "History". The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  22. ^ "Home page". St. Patrick Catholic Church. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  23. ^ "Home page". St. Pius V Catholic Church. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  24. ^ "Home page". Saint Raymond's Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  25. ^ "History". Church of St. Sebastian. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  26. ^ "St. Teresa of Avila Church". Providence Preservation Society. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  27. ^ "St. Teresa Church to close due to extensive, costly repairs". Rhode Island Catholic. July 2, 2019.
  28. ^ "History". St. Ambrose Church. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  29. ^ "The Parish History of St. Luke's Parish, Barrington RI". St. Luke's. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  30. ^ "History". Our Lady of Mount Carmel. 15 February 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  31. ^ "Home page". St. Elizabeth's Church. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  32. ^ "Home page". St. Mary's Parish. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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