St. Frances de Chantal's Church (Bronx)

St. Frances de Chantal Church
General information
Town or city	Bronx, New York City 190 Hollywood Avenue, Bronx New York 10465
Country	United States of America
Completed	1971[2]
Client	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Paul Waldron Reilly (according to the American Architects Directory)[1][2]

The Church of St. Frances de Chantal is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at Harding Avenue at Throggs Neck Blvd., Bronx, New York City. The parish was established in 1927.

The present Brutalist-style church structure was built 1971 to designs by Paul W. Reilly.^[1][2] Colorful chunks of stained glass are set directly into the concrete in the style of the then-contemporary European post-war stained-glass work. Larry Lawton was once an altar boy there.^[3]

The abstract style stained glass in the church was designed by Albinas Elksus.^[4] Correct spelling is Albinas Elskus. [1926-2007]

Clergy and Staff

• Rev. Stephen A. Asomah - Administrator
• Rev. Dennis Iddamalgoda, O.M.I. - Parochial Vicar
• Rev. Michael McDonnell, OFM - Weekend Assistant
• Deacon George Coppola
• Sr. Joan Marie O’Leary, O.P. - Pastoral Associate
• Ms. Christi Chiapetti - Cantor/Coordinator of Religious Education

References

1. "Paul W. Reilly Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine" American Architects Directory, Third Edition (New York City: R.R. Bowker LLC, 1970), p.741.
2. Norval White and Elliot Willensky, AIA Guide to New York City, rev. ed., (New York: Collier Books, 1978), p.358.
3. Datzman, Ken (August 6, 2012). "'Gangster Redemption' tells a compelling story of Lawton's fall and rise" (PDF). Brevard Business News. pp. 1, 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
4. "CHECK OUT THE WINDOWS IN OUR CHURCH / VEA LAS VENTANAS DE NUESTRA IGLESIA". St. Frances de Chantal. Retrieved 2021-08-01.

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