Pastoral visit to Our Lady of Pompeii Church in Paterson

Bishop celebrates vigil Mass for Feast of the Epiphany at Our Lady of Pompeii Church in Paterson

PATERSON  Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Our Lady of Pompeii Church here to celebrate the vigil Mass for the Feast of the Epiphany on Jan. 2.

Our Lady of Pompeii was founded as an Italian national parish for the Stony Road section of Paterson. The church on Caldwell Avenue was opened in 1916 and a new church was built in 1963.