St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church

11 Gray Street 07107
Phone: (973) 482-0682
Fax: (973) 482-2137

1888 - after 1957

"The Four Chaplains" recalled by Jules Spohn

St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church was organized in 1888. The church was formerly the home of the Roseville Methodist Church. The original church services were held in the old skating rink at Orange and Sixth Streets for a year. A church was built at Orange and Gray streets, which was used for only three years. Another church was bought on October 14, 1891. In 1908 the cornerstone for the school, which cost $125,000, was laid on the site of the first church. The congregation size in 1913 was 4,000. The parish school was founded in 1892.

Reverends

Addresses

LDS FHC
Microfilm #'s

Archive
Information

Reverend	From	To
James J. McKeever	December 6, 1888	1920/21
Edward M. O'Malley	1921/22	1938
James J. Smith	1940/41	1942
James J. Kelley	1943	1943/51
John J. Gormley	1943/51	after 1957
Assistants
Daniel H. Hogan	1916	1916
Edward M. Farrell	1917	1917
I. F. Boylan	1892	1894
M. P. Corcoran	1910	1914
Thomas J. Martin	1913	1920/21
John J. Clark	1918	1920/21

Address	From	To
Roseville Avenue	1888	1892
546 Orange Street	1892	after 1957
597 Warren & Gray Streets (same location)	1892	after 1957
538 Orange Street corner Bathgate Place (same location)	1892	after 1957

LDS FHC Microfilm #'s

Information	Starting Year	Ending Year	LDS Microfilm #
Baptisms	1898	1908	1378290
Baptisms	1908	1914	1378291
Marriages	1889	1908	1378291
Marriages	1908	1941	1378291
Confirmations (no index)	1890	1931	1378291

Archive Information (Last Known location)

NOTE: Microfilm originals are at the church. Includes individual indexes. Marriage indexes are for groom only.