| Church of St. Charles Borromeo | |
|---|---|
 St Charles Borromeo's Church, 141st St | |
 Interactive map of the Church of St. Charles Borromeo area | |
| General information | |
| Location | New York City,United States of America |
| Client | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | George H. Streeton (for church)[1] Greenberg & Ames of 303 Park Avenue (for 1961 parish school)[2] |
| Website | |
| St. Charles Borromeo Church, Manhattan (Harlem) | |
TheChurch of St. Charles Borromeo is a parish in theArchdiocese of New York, located at 211West 141st Street inManhattan,New York City.[3] It was part of the Harlem Vicariate.[3] The parish was established in 1888.[4]
On May 8, 2015, the parish was merged with that ofAll Saints Church.[5]
In 1892, the address listed for the church was at 2660 8th Ave.[6] The church was built to the designs ofGeorge H. Streeton[1] Pastor C. J. Drew had a four-story parish school at 216-228 West 142nd Street built in 1961 to designs by the architectural firm ofGreenberg & Ames of 303 Park Avenue.[2]
In 1962, part of the public housing project that was under construction adjacent to the church was named in honor of Pastor C. J. Drew; it is now called theDrew-Hamilton Houses.[7]
Eddie Bonnemère performed his "Missa Hodierna" at the church in 1966, the first everJazz Mass in a US Catholic church.
Emerson J. Moore succeeded Father Edward Dugan as pastor in 1975, becoming its first African-American pastor. Moore became the first Black monsignor in the United States in 1978. In 1982,Pope John Paul II appointed Moore a bishop and vicar of the Black community, after visiting the parish personally three years earlier.[3][8]
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