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Church in Florida, United States For other uses, see St. Margaret Mary Church. Church in Florida, United States
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church
28°36′03″N 81°21′03″W / 28.60083°N 81.35083°W / 28.60083; -81.35083
Location526 N. Park Avenue
Winter Park, Florida, 32789
CountryUnited States United States
DenominationCatholic
Membership3,800 families
Websitehttp://www.stmargaretmary.org
History
FoundedDecember 28, 1924
DedicatedJanuary 30, 1927
Administration
ProvinceEcclesiastical Province of Miami
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Miami
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Orlando
DeaneryEastern
Clergy
ArchbishopThe Most Reverend Thomas Wenski
Bishop(s)The Most Rev. John Gerard Noonan
Pastor(s)Msgr. Richard Walsh

St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish located in Winter Park, Florida. It is named after St Margaret Mary Alacoque, the French Catholic Visitation nun and mystic who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

History

The first Mass held at St. Margaret Mary was celebrated in the new church on December 28, 1924. The church was dedicated by Bishop Patrick Barry on January 30, 1927.

St. Margaret Mary opened St. Margaret Mary School in the fall of 1954. Bishop Joseph Patrick Hurley, of St. Augustine dedicated the school in 1960.

The current chapel was erected in 1983 and blessed by Bishop Thomas Joseph Grady in November of the same year.

For years, the church has participated in local fundraisers and charities.

Pastors

  1. Reverend Daniel Hegarty 1947–1958
  2. Father John Lawler 1958–?
  3. Monsignor Richard Walsh 1985–present

Footnotes

  1. "St. Margaret Mary Church, Winter Park". Orlando Weekly.
  2. "History of St. Margaret Mary". St. Margaret Mary Church.
  3. "The History of St. Margaret Mary" (PDF). St. Margaret Mary Church.
  4. "St Margaret Mary Catholic School". U.S. News & World Report.
  5. "Archbishop Joseph Patrick Hurley". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  6. "St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church". Winter Park Chamber of Commerce.
  7. McDonough, Meredith (December 19, 2024). "Local ministry supports hundred of families living in Central Florida hotels". WESH.
  8. Kaczmarek, Lana (December 19, 2024). "Priest chaplain receives higher rank". Florida Catholic.

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando
Bishops
William Borders
Thomas Grady
Norbert Dorsey
Thomas Wenski
John Noonan
Churches
Cathedral
St. James Cathedral, Orlando
Parishes
Basilica of St. Paul, Daytona Beach
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, Indialantic
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church
Shrines
Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe, Orlando
Ste. Anne des Lacs, Lake Wales
Former
Old Holy Redeemer Church, Kissimmee
Church of the Holy Spirit, Lake Wales
Education
High schools
Bishop Moore High School, Orlando
Father Lopez Catholic High School, Daytona Beach
Melbourne Central Catholic High School, Melbourne
Santa Fe Catholic High School, Lakeland
Trinity Catholic High School, Ocala
Grade schools
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School
Priests
Gregory Parkes
Other
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