St. Jame's Roman Catholic Church

St. James
Roman Catholic Church

1853 - Present

143 Madison Street 07105
Phone: (973) 344-8322
Fax: (973) 344-6158

~1905

Additional images: 1874 map

St. James' Church was organized in 1853. It was the first Catholic church in the industrial neighborhood known as "Down Neck". The Rev. Louis D. Senez, rector of St. Patrick's Church bought the land in April, 1854 and the cornerstone was laid on June 19, 1854. The huge building took years to finish and when it was done became the largest church built in Newark prior to the Civil War. The church, located at the corner of Lafayette and Madison streets had the tallest spire in the city. It was demolished in the 1980's. One of the many achievements of the Rev. Patrick Cody was the hospital of St. James at the corner of Elm and Jefferson Streets. The parish school was founded in 1854.

REVERENDS

ADDRESSES

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INFORMATION

Reverend	From	To
B. F. Allaire	1853	1854
James Callan	August 17, 1854	1861
M. Gervais	1861	July 24, 1872 (Death)
M. Kerwan	1869	1869
M. E. Kane	1872	1877
P. Cody	January, 1873	aft 1913
G. Schuttlehofer	1875	1876
J. Nardiello	1877	1879
John F. Brady	1878	1881
Patrick McGregorr	1880	1884
August I. O'Reilly	1882	1882
James I. McKeever	1884	1889
J. F. Dowd	1885	1886
J. J. Murphy	1885	1886
J. H. C. Dunn	1889	1889
T. J. Kernan	1890	1894
R. Dillon	1890	1891
U. A. Purcell	1892	1894
M. F. Downes	1895	1897
J. M. McHale	1895	1897
D. S. Clancy	1898	1899
R. J. Byer	1898
Michael J. McGuiness	1900

Address	From	To
58, 99 Lafayette Street, c. Madison, c. Jefferson	1856	aft 1900
143 Madison St.	2000

Information	Starting Year	Ending Year	LDS Microfilm #
Baptisms Marriages	1854	1869	1378069
Baptisms Marriages	1858	1874	1378069
Baptisms	1874	1897	1378069
Baptisms	1881	1887	1378069
Baptisms	1888	1929	1378070
Marriages	1864	1918	1398541

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NOTE: Some of the records are duplicate copies of parts of the original record. Includes groom index to marriages which are undated.