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.[2][3] 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 July 11, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
- ^ "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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