St. John the Baptist Church (Pawtucket, Rhode Island)

St. John the Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°52′24″N 71°23′52″W / 41.87333°N 71.39778°W / 41.87333; -71.39778Coordinates: 41°52′24″N 71°23′52″W / 41.87333°N 71.39778°W / 41.87333; -71.39778
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1925
Architect	Cormier,Ernest
Architectural style	No Style Listed
Governing body	Private
MPS	Pawtucket MRA
NRHP Reference #	83003855 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1983

St. John the Baptist Church is an historic Roman Catholic church at 68 Slater Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island within the Diocese of Providence.

Description

Built in 1925-27, it is very similar to Notre Dame De Guadalupe Church in Montreal, also designed by Canadian architect Ernest Cormier.^[2] The church is most notable for its particularly lavish interior, which features ceiling artwork by Jean Desauliers and stained glass windows by Maumejeans Frères of Paris.^[3]

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

See also

• Catholic Church in the United States
• Catholic parish church
• Index of Catholic Church articles
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
• Pastoral care

References

External links

• Official site of the Holy See

Diocese of Providence Bishops Ordinaries Thomas Francis Hendricken Matthew Harkins William A. Hickey Francis Patrick Keough Russell McVinney Louis Edward Gelineau Robert Edward Mulvee Thomas Joseph Tobin Auxiliaries Thomas Francis Doran Denis Matthew Lowney Thomas Francis Maloney Bernard Matthew Kelly Kenneth Anthony Angell Robert Joseph McManus Robert C. Evans Churches Cathedral Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Parish churches St. Joseph Church, Central Falls St. Matthew's Church, Central Falls Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Coventry St. Paul Church, Cranston St. Mary's Church, Crompton St. Joseph's Church, Cumberland St. Mary's Church, Newport St. John the Baptist Church, Pawtucket St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception, Pawtucket Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Providence St. Adalbert's Church, Providence St. Joseph's Church, Providence St. Michael's Church, Providence St. Casimir Church, Warren Church of the Precious Blood, Woonsocket St. Ann's Church, Woonsocket St. Charles Borromeo Church, Woonsocket St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Woonsocket Former parish churches Holy Trinity Church, Central Falls Trinity Church, Pawtucket Immaculate Conception Church, Westerly Education Higher Education Providence College Salve Regina University High Schools Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick Bishop Keough Regional High School, Pawtucket La Salle Academy, Providence Mount Saint Charles Academy, Woonsocket Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth Prout School, Wakefield St. Mary Academy – Bay View, East Providence St. Raphael Academy, Pawtucket Former High School Our Lady of Fatima High School, Warren Hospitals Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, Providence St. Joseph's Hospital, Providence Priests Austin Dowling Salvatore Ronald Matano Daniel Patrick Reilly Francis Xavier Roque William Stang Catholicism Portal