St. Columba's
Roman Catholic Church

25 Thomas Street 07114
Phone: (9730 622-7712, Fax: (973) 621-2021

September 8, 1871 - after 1957

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Newspaper Articles

January 15, 1899 - A Church that is Unique in Newark
June 12, 1910 - St. Columba's Church Suit Against Public Service

 

St. Columba's Roman Catholic Church was founded on September 8, 1871. The church was dedicated in the spring of 1872. The parish school was founded in 1879. The church was rebuilt and dedicated on January 17, 1898. The old rectory was made into a convent.

St. Columba's RC Church is an adaptation of the Roman basilica order of church architecture (erected 1897). At the main entrance is a semi-circular portico, supported by six Corinthian columns: and in the interior a similar arrangement divides the main body of the church from the high altar. The ceiling has 6 decorations, 1. St. Columba, 2. The Resurrection, 3. The Ascension, 4. The Descent of the Holy Ghost, 5. The Assumption & 6. The Coronation.

Reverends Addresses LDS FHC
Microfilm #'s		 Archive
Information

 

Reverend From To
C. A. Reilly 1871 October 15, 1879 (Death)
Michael J. Holland 1879 August, 1896 (Death)
Michael J. White September 14, 1896 1939/40
Assistants    
James Jerome Smith 1885 1888
W. A. Purcell 1889 1889
M. Nevius 1890 1891
Edward J. Ellard 1900 1907
E. A. Degen 1908 1914
John H. Maxwell 1916 1917
Francis J. Hourigan 1918 1920/21
W. Fitzpatrick 1919/20 1920/21


Address From To
25, 29 Thomas Street c. Pennsylvania Ave. 1872 after 1957


LDS FHC Microfilm #'s

Information Starting Year Ending Year LDS Microfilm #
Baptisms
Confirmations
Marriages		 1871 1910 1378396
Baptisms
Confirmations		 1911 1938 1378396
Marriages 1911 1943 1378396

Archive Information (Last Known location)

NOTE: Includes individual index for baptisms for 1898-1910.