St. Francis de Sales parish is a Roman Catholic church located at 135 E 96th St in Manhattan on the Upper East Side.
History In 1894 Archbishop Corrigan tasked Fr. J. L. Hoey, of St. James parish in Milton, with organizing a new parish on the Upper East Side. A temporary chapel was established in a rented house. The following December Bishop Farley laid the cornerstone for the church. It was dedicated by Farley on November 29, 1903. Upon Hoey's death in 1913, Monsignor James V. Lewis became pastor.Lafort, Remigius. "The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X, Vol. 3, New York City: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914, p. 326
The parish school was organized in 1924 and staffed by the Sisters of Mercy, who had earlier established a Sunday School.Inventory of the Church Archives in New York City, Historical Records Survey (New York, N.Y.) 1941, p. 94
Architecture The building was designed in Italian Renaissance style by O'Connor & Metcalf, and expanded in 1903 by George H. Streeton.Dunlap, David W., From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship (New York City: Columbia University Press, 2004, p. 203
The first organ for St. Francis de Sales Church was built by E. and G. G. Hook & Hastings of Boston."Church of St. Francis de Sales", NYC AGO
Notable parishioners James Cagney, American dancer and actor Sydney Magruder Washington, American dancer and blogger
References
External links Parish website