At random frequency, a Google search comes up with a scanned copy of a book of fascinating interest. Please go to page 189 of this Metropolitan Catholic Almanac and Laity's Directory 1855 for a description of Catholic Long Island in that year.
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The diocese of Brooklyn was only two years old under Bishop John Loughlin. From Brooklyn through Suffolk County there were twenty-four churches, eleven stations, and thirty clergymen. The Brothers of the Christian Schools were already teaching on Jay Street, together with the Sisters of Charity and the Order of St. Dominic at other schools.
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The directory makes a few geographic errors, listing some Suffolk towns as Queens. Nassau County was cut from Queens in 1898. Parishes listed in 1855 within present Nassau County include St. Boniface, Forster's Meadow (Elmont), Hicksville (St. Ignatius Loyola, with many missions), Manhasset (St. Mary's, attended monthly from St. Michael's, Flushing), and St. Brigid, Westbury, attended occasionally from Jamaica. Glen Cove seems to be missing as an attended mission, but in 1866 Bishop Loughlin erected St. Patrick's parish there.
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This 1855 directory is free to download.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Saturday, May 7, 2011
St. Barnabas the Apostle, Bellmore
The church of St. Barnabas Apostle is located at 2320 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore NY 11710, telephone 516-785-0054. The church is two blocks south of Sunrise Highway (NY 27) and the Bellmore train station. The parish website is linked here. (I find the text on the website quite faint.) The parish was established in 1912, and the present church was built in 1958.
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St. Barnabas church as seen from the Long Island Rail Road station.
To the right of the Our Lady's shrine may be seen the Holy Oils, the Baptismal Font, and the Ambo draped in Lenten purple.
Along the left aisle is this shrine, St. Maximilian Kolbe in the center, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to the left, and a Sacred Heart to the right. Sisters of Charity of Halifax staffed the parish school since 1931.
Any photo may be enlarged by clicking on it.
In 1992, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Regional School replaced four parish schools. This elementary school is sponsored by the parishes of St. Raphael, St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Curé of Ars, and St. Barnabas. The mailing address is 2341 Washington Avenue, Bellmore NY 11010, telephone 516-785-5709, website linked here.
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The above photos show the school, which is adjacent to the church. These views look west from Bedford Avenue, and the lobby runs through to Washington Avenue.
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In January, 2012, the school had one section in each grade from 1 to 8. Enrollment in grade 7 was about 27.
The above photos show the school, which is adjacent to the church. These views look west from Bedford Avenue, and the lobby runs through to Washington Avenue.
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In January, 2012, the school had one section in each grade from 1 to 8. Enrollment in grade 7 was about 27.
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