St. Mary's Church

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                                                                                      Richard Grosvenor

Established April 8, 1828.  Oldest Catholic Parish in Rhode Island

Present Church- Work began August 7, 1848

Dedicated on July 25, 1852

Consecrated on August 15,  1884

Architect - Patrick C. Keeley of Brooklyn

Designated a National Historic Shrine on November 24, 1968

Pastor- Rev. George B. McCarthy 

Welcome to the St. Mary's Church website. This site has been developed for the parishioners of St. Mary's to provide news concerning the parish, and for anyone else interested in the oldest Catholic Parish in Rhode island. We hope that you will find the information contained within these pages informative and useful.