page_title: List of closed churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
section_title: Churches in Manhattan
hierarchical_section_title: List of closed churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York / Churches in New York City / Churches in Manhattan
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking south across 12th Street at Saint Mary Help of Christians Church on a cloudy late afternoon.
context_page_description: The following churches were once parishes or missions in the Archdiocese of New York that have been closed for some reason, i.e. financial, lack of personnel, etc.:
context_section_description: Chapel of SS. Faith, Hope & Charity (Park Ave. at 58th St.) - Established in 1958 and closed in 1986; formerly located at Park Ave. at 59th St. (1958–1978).
  Chapel of St. Teresa of Jesus (187th St. at Broadway) - Established in 1932 and closed in 1935; formerly a mission of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
  Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe (14th Street and Seventh Avenue)- Established in 1913 as the first parish to serve the Spanish-Speaking; formerly staffed by the Augustinians of the Assumption. Merged with St. Bernard Parish in 2003.
  Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (114th St. at Seventh Ave.) - Established in 1927 to serve the Spanish-speaking; formerly staffed by the Vincentian Fathers of Spain.
  Church of Our Lady of the Scapular (28th St. at First Ave.) - Established in 1889; previously staffed by the Carmelite Friars. Merged with St. Stephen the Martyr parish. Was the original location of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (est. 1941 and which was moved to Middletown
  Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels (113th St.) - Established in 1886 and closed in 2007; formerly staffed by the Capuchin Friars.
  Church of Our Lady of Vilnius (Broome St.) - Founded in 1917 as a Lithuanian National Parish; closed in 2007. Records housed at St. Anthony Shrine Church.
  Church of St. Albert (429-433 W. 47th St.) - Belgian National Parish
  Church of St. Alphonsus Ligouri (308 W. Broadway) - Established in 1866; mission of Most Holy Redeemer (1847–1866). Formerly staffed by the Redemptorist Fathers. Closed in 1980 due to structural damage. Records currently housed at St. Anthony of Padua Shrine Church.
  Church of St. Ambrose (539 W. 54th St.) - Established in 1897; closed in 1938.
  Church of St. Ann (110 E. 12th St.) - Established in 1852 and closed in 2003; served as the Cathedral for Armenian-Rite Catholics from the 1980s.
  Church of St. Bernard (328 W. 14th St.) - Established in 1868; merged in 2003 with Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish under which title it now serves as the parish church.
  Church of St. Boniface (47th St. at Second Ave.) - Established in 1868 and closed in 1950. Records are now housed at the Church of the Holy Family.
  Church of St. Clare (W. 36th St.) - Established in 1903, formerly staffed by the Franciscan Friars.
  Church of St. Clement Mary Hofbauer (W. 44th St. and 10th Avenue) - Established in 1909 as a Polish National Parish; closed in the 1960s.
  Church of St. Gabriel (310 W. 37th St.) - Established in 1859 and closed in 1939.
  Church of St. Joachim (26 Roosevelt St.) - Established 1888; parish merged with St. Joseph Church, Chinatown (Manhattan) in 1967 due to city urban renewal project, building demolished.
  Church of St. John the Martyr (250 E. 72nd St.) - Established in 1903; closed in 2015. Merged with St. John Nepomucene and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (Roosevelt Island).
  Manhattan State Hospital Chapel of St. Joseph (Manhattan State Hospital Chapel/Ward's Island) - Established in 1872; closed in
  Church of St. Leo (E. 28th St., between Fifth & Madison Aves.) - Established in 1880 and suppressed in 1908; became a mission of St. Stephen Church. Eventually given to the Sisters of Mary Reparatrix as a monastery and retreat house, it was sold to a private developer and demolished in the 1980s.
  Church of St. Mark (Stuyvesant Ave. at Second Ave.)
  Church of St. Mary Magdalen (Avenue D, between 12th & 13th St.) - Previously located at 529 E. 17th St. (??-1945)
  Church of St. Mary, 69th Street (202 E. 69th St.) - Established 1895 and closed in 1999.
  Church of St. Matthew (215 W. 67th St.) - Established in 1902 and closed in 1959.
  Church of St. Nicholas (125 E. 2nd St.) - Established in 1833 and closed in 1960.
  Church of St. Raphael (552 W. 50th St.)- Transferred from the Italian Friars Minor to the Croatian Custody of the same Order and was renamed Sts. Cyril and Methodius.
  (The Old) Church of St. Rose of Lima (Cannon St., between Broome & Delaney St.) - Established in 1868 and closed in the 1960s.
  Church of St. Sebastian (312 E. 24th St.) - Staffed by the Franciscan Friars; opened in 1921 and closed in 1971.
caption: Mary Help of Christians, East 12th St
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