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St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church
28°36′03″N 81°21′03″W / 28.60083°N 81.35083°W / 28.60083; -81.35083
Location	526 N. Park Avenue Winter Park, Florida, 32789
Country	United States
Denomination	Catholic
Membership	3,800 families
Website	http://www.stmargaretmary.org
History
Founded	December 28, 1924
Dedicated	January 30, 1927
Administration
Province	Ecclesiastical Province of Miami
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Miami
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando
Deanery	Eastern
Clergy
Archbishop	The 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

• Parish site

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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
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