Bishop visits Paterson parish
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January 17, 2019
BEACON PHOTO | JOE GIGLIWELCOME BISHOP Members of the choir at St. Joseph Church in Paterson pose with Bishop Serratelli during his pastoral visit on Jan. 13 where he celebrated Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.Bishop Serratelli visits St. Joseph Parish in Paterson; celebrates Mass for Feast of the Baptism of the LordPATERSON Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Joseph Church here and celebrated Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jan. 13. Concelebrant of the Mass was Father Janusz Rzadca, pastor of St. Joseph Parish.
St. Joseph’s got its start in 1867 as a mission of St. John’s, Paterson, when a chapel and academy were opened on Broadway near East 18th Street. The mission was advanced to parish status in 1875. In 1876, a combination church and school were built on Market Street, west of Carroll Street. The present church, which was built on Market and Carroll Streets in 1888, was substantially destroyed in the Great Fire of 1902 and rebuilt in 1904.
