The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-11-13
NEW CiTHOIIC BUILDINGS.
Activity In the Brooklyn Diocese -Struc'
lures Going Up or Planned.

The Catholic Church authorities Of the
Brooklyn diocese have approved of the
erection Of several rew buildings TO in
Clude church. schools, reCtories and
parish halls, and title has been taken 10
lots for the erection of a convent
The new church is 10 be erected by
"A congregation composed of Lithuanians
who for several years through the favor
of the Rev Thomas Horan, rector of 81.
AIMS Catholic Church in Gold stree,
have worshipped in the basement Of the
latter church. The Use Of the basement
gave the growing Lithuanian congrega-
tion an opportunity 10 get together money
which Father kodic considered sufficient
10 warrant the ere tion Of building,
and having acquired a site in the vicinity
Of 81 AIMS work on the new building will
progress without delay
Only a little white before he died Father
Bettinger. who was pastor Of the Church
Of the Holy Family IN Fourteenth street
near Fourth avenue, had drawn plans
for the ere, tion of a now reCtory and now
ground has been broken for this build
ing Another new re-, tory Is that being
built by the Fathers Of Mercy az Ahcr
deem street ard Broadway This build
ing with new monastery which the
rector. Father Mccullough, has built is
\ very ornate structure and is perhaps
moro commodous than any other such
building in tho Brooklyn diocese.
| A new parish hall attached to the parish
of the Church Of the Visitation at Rich
ards and Verona streets is rapidly
taking on It's finishing touches. The
/ late Mgr William J White, who was
/ rector Of the Visitation Church. was
greatly Interested in the erec tion Of the
new hall and Father German. the acting
re'tor being familiar with Mgr White :
wishes is having every detail finished
o., panred by the late mpnslgnor.
/ \ new chapel under the patronage oi
s. Gerard Magclla. ono Of the recent v
canonized Redemptorist saints. and at
/ tach.d to the ncw school building
orected 10y tho Redempt orist Fathers
i Sixth avenue and SiNtieth street, il being
/ put M. In Prospc,' Park South, Father
/ costello, rector of the Church Of the Holy
I Innoconts, has opened kindergarten
which If the forerunner of paroChia
/ grammar school that the priest intends
| to build on the church property. Another
! fine school building 10 be erected al
cost of upward Of sl5o,um ia that whlcf
tho Rev Or David j Hickey. pastor ot
I S' Francis Xavier Church AZ Sixth Gvenu,
and Carroll street, will build on recently
acquired property in President street
/ cf-' Of Sixth avenue
Father O'Neil rector of the Church oi
/ 81 Catherine of Alexandria in the For
Hamilton part Of the diocese. has takcr
title 10 five lots in Fort Hamilton avenu,
upon which convent is 10 he erected
/ Only few days ago NlCar-Cicneral Nc
/ Namara placed in position the corner
store of new building which is To re
place the Inadequate modern structure
. erected - score or more years ago al
Euclid and Fulton avenues, East Ne"
York. and named the Church OF the
Rle,sed Sacrament The new church
building IL being erec ted at Pine street
, end Fulton avenue The Rev John VI
! Kiely is the re2tor Of the church. which
has a congregation numbering 600
pe1ple