St. Mary's Church and Cemetery (Crompton, Rhode Island)

St. Mary's Church and Cemetery is a historic Roman Catholic church building and cemetery in Crompton, a village of West Warwick, Rhode Island.

St. Mary's Church and Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Church Street, West Warwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°41′12″N 71°31′08″W
Built	1844
Architectural style	Gothic, Celtic
Website	https://stmaryswestwarwick.org
NRHP reference No.	78000065[1]
Added to NRHP	November 21, 1978

Description

The neo-Gothic building was constructed in 1844. The building is the oldest Catholic church still in use in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence.^[2][3] The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Notable burials include Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hawkins (1834/35–1908), Pro-football player Frank Maznicki (1920–2013), and MLB player Mike Roarke (1930–2019).

See also

• Catholic Church in the United States
• Catholic parish church
• Index of Catholic Church articles
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Rhode Island
• Pastoral care

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. "Crompton". Archived from the original on 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
3. "Home". dioceseofprovidence.org.

External links

• Official website
• St. Mary's Church and Cemetery at Find a Grave
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Mary's Cemetery
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Marys Crompton Rectory Cemetery