Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Bayonne, New Jersey)
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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Polish: Matki Boskiej Szkaplerznej) is a Roman Catholic church in Bayonne, New Jersey.[1][2] The name is a dedication to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order, hence the name Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Founded by Polish immigrants in 1898,[3] it grew to become one of the largest Polish congregation in the United States.[4] Part of the Archdiocese of Newark, the parish merged with two others to become the Parish of St. John Paul II in 2016.[5]
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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel | |
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40°39′44.712″N 74°07′02.424″W | |
Location | Bayonne, New Jersey |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Church |
Founded | 1898 |
Dedication | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
Dedicated | 1899 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Robert J. Reiley, Gustave E. Steinback |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Romanesque Revival architecture |
Years built | 1909-1910 |
Specifications | |
Number of spires | 2 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Newark |
Parish | St. John Paul II Parish of Bayonne, NJ |
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