St. Mary's Church And Cemetery (Crompton, Rhode Island)
St. Mary's Church and Cemetery is a historic Roman Catholic church building and cemetery in Crompton, a village of West Warwick, Rhode Island.
Description
The neo-Gothic building was constructed in 1844. The building is the oldest Catholic church still in use in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence. The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Notable burials include Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hawkins (1834/35–1908), Pro-football player Frank Maznicki (1920–2013), and MLB player Mike Roarke (1930–2019).
See also
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Catholic parish church
- Index of Catholic Church articles
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Rhode Island
- Pastoral care
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Crompton". Archived from the original on 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ^ "Home". dioceseofprovidence.org.
External links
- Official website
- St. Mary's Church and Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Mary's Cemetery
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Marys Crompton Rectory Cemetery
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