St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Passaic, New Jersey)

St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church is a Catholic parish in Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, in the Diocese of Paterson. It should not be confused with St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, also located in Passaic.

St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
The church in 2016
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Location	Washington Place, State and Ann Streets, Passaic, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°51′43″N 74°7′24″W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1889
Architect	Schickel, William
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	79001517[1]
NJRHP No.	2355[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 14, 1979
Designated NJRHP	February 16, 1979

The parish was founded in the 1860s by Franciscans from St. Bonaventure's in Paterson. In 1868, Bishop Bayley designated the community a parish and appointed a pastor, and a church and school were built on Prospect Street. The church was destroyed by fire in 1875 and replaced on the same site.[3]

Construction on the current church on Washington, State and Ann Streets began in 1885 and was completed around 1889. The church added to the National Register in 1979.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. October 25, 2010. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
3. Bishop celebrates Palm Sunday Mass at St. Nicholas Parish, Diocese of Paterson, April 2, 2015, retrieved December 6, 2016