Gesu Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
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For Miami's oldest Catholic parish, see Gesu Church (Miami, Florida). For other uses, see Church of the Gesu (disambiguation).
Gesu Church is a Jesuit parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated a Milwaukee Landmark in 1975.
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Gesu Church | |
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43°2′18″N 87°55′38″W | |
Location | 1145 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1887 (Gesu Parish) |
Founder(s) | Society of Jesus |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | NRHP |
Designated | 1986 |
Architect(s) | Koch, Henry C.; Et al. |
Style | French Gothic, Gothic Revival |
Completed | 1894 |
Administration | |
Province | Jesuits Midwest Province |
Archdiocese | Milwaukee |
Parish | Gesu |
Clergy | |
Assistant | Fr. Thomas Anderson, S.J. |
Pastor(s) | Fr. Ben Osborne, S.J.[1] |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | Dean Rosko |
Gesu Church | |
Area | less than one acre |
MPS | West Side Area MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 86000108[2] |
Added to NRHP | January 16, 1986 |
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Although the church is not affiliated with Marquette University, through a 1991 partnership, it ministers to the downtown campus of Marquette and surrounding neighborhood.