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St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church (Queens)

Saint Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church is a Catholic church located at 130 Beach 84th Street in Rockaway Beach, Queens New York. It is a currently active parish church within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, and masses are celebrated in English, Spanish, and Polish. The parish was founded on August 30, 1886, and the old church building was one of the first Catholic Churches built on the Rockaway peninsula.

Building
Current building Groundbreaking for the current Romanesque Revival style church building took place on July 1, 1906, and the first Mass and dedication inside the new church took place on September 27, 1907. John W. Ingle was the architect of this church. It has a seating capacity of 800, and the cost of construction was US$125,000. == School ==
School
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy is a private, Catholic school with a campus located on Beach 84th Street right next to the current St. Rose of Lima church building. The academy has 428 students in grades Pre-Kindergarten to eight grade with a student-teacher ratio of 15 to 1. Mrs. Karrie Moffo is the current principal. The School was first opened by the Presentation Sisters as St. Rose of Lima School in September 1966. The building program for the school and convent was started in 1963 and was completed in 1966. The dedication of these buildings took place on Sunday, May 15, 1966. The first principal was Sister Eleanor O’Donnell and the first school included classes in grades first through fifth. The first graduation was on June 20, 1970. The School became St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy on September 1, 2013. == Pastors ==
Pastors
Father Edward J. O’Connell, 1886-1895 ✠ Father Thomas J. McCaffrey, 1895-1900 ✠ Father Henry F. Murray, 1900-1911 ✠ Father John P. Wilson, 1911-1912 ✠ Father James J. Bennett, 1912-1921 ✠ Father John F. Stack, 1921-1953 ✠ Father Pierce V. Brennan (Adm.), 1953-1954 ✠ Father Charles T. Carow, 1954-1956 ✠ Father Patrick J. McLaughlin, 1956-1957 ✠ Father Joseph J. Tschantz, 1957-1961 ✠ Father John B. Smith, 1961-1965 ✠ Father James F. McDonald, 1965-1971 ✠ Father Karl M. Michel, 1971-1978 ✠ Father James T. Devine, 1978–1988 Msgr. James P. Grace, 1988-1993 ✠ Father Peter D. Gillen, 1993–2007 ✠ Msgr. James F. Spengler, 2007-2015 ✠ Father Wladyslaw Z. Kubrak (Adm.), 2014–2016 Father James A. Kuroly, 2016 – 2019 Father James Rodriguez, 2019–present ✠ – Deceased == References ==
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