St. Patrick Parish
Serving the People of Niagara for over 150 Years
It all began in 1858, with the establishment of St. Patrick's Church parish community.
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church was built at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Maple Street by Father Patrick Mulligan, pastor of Our Lady of Peace, in the early 1860s. In 1863, St. Patrick's was made a separate parish. In 1872, the old church was enlarged to accommodate its growing parish. In October, 1875, pastoral guidance of Our Lady of Peace and St. Patrick's Churches was assumed by priests of the Order of Carmelites .
Land for the building of a school had been acquired in 1870 from Andrew Menzie, but St. Patrick's school was not built until 1892, by Reverend Domenic Thomas O'Malley. After the school was completed, Father O'Malley began construction of a new church on property which had been acquired from Isaac Beswick in 1885. Ground was broken in early 1895, the cornerstone was laid on June 9, and the new St. Patrick's Church opened on Sunday, December 9, 1895.
A rectory was built in the late 1890s, and enlarged in 1924, when a large garage was also added to the church.
St. Patrick's Hall, a parish recreational building, was built while Father Fidelis Paulding, O. Carm., was the pastor (1925-1939).
In 1966, a new marble altar was installed in the church and the pews were replaced.
St. Patrick's Church celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1995, and other than minor changes, the exterior of the building remains essentially the same as when it was built over a century ago.
(Material adapted from Niagara Falls Museums.)
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church was built at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Maple Street by Father Patrick Mulligan, pastor of Our Lady of Peace, in the early 1860s. In 1863, St. Patrick's was made a separate parish. In 1872, the old church was enlarged to accommodate its growing parish. In October, 1875, pastoral guidance of Our Lady of Peace and St. Patrick's Churches was assumed by priests of the Order of Carmelites .
Land for the building of a school had been acquired in 1870 from Andrew Menzie, but St. Patrick's school was not built until 1892, by Reverend Domenic Thomas O'Malley. After the school was completed, Father O'Malley began construction of a new church on property which had been acquired from Isaac Beswick in 1885. Ground was broken in early 1895, the cornerstone was laid on June 9, and the new St. Patrick's Church opened on Sunday, December 9, 1895.
A rectory was built in the late 1890s, and enlarged in 1924, when a large garage was also added to the church.
St. Patrick's Hall, a parish recreational building, was built while Father Fidelis Paulding, O. Carm., was the pastor (1925-1939).
In 1966, a new marble altar was installed in the church and the pews were replaced.
St. Patrick's Church celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1995, and other than minor changes, the exterior of the building remains essentially the same as when it was built over a century ago.
(Material adapted from Niagara Falls Museums.)