Saint Maurice Church (Connecticut)

St Maurice is a Roman Catholic church in Stamford, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.

Saint Maurice Church
Location358 Glenbrook Rd
Stamford, Connecticut
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic
Architecture
Architect(s)Polak and Sullivan
Administration
DioceseBridgeport
ProvinceHartford
Clergy
Bishop(s)Most Rev. Frank Joseph Caggiano
Pastor(s)Rev. Alfred A. Riendeau, Jr.

History

Referred to as the Little Church on the Hill, St. Maurice Church is named after Bishop Maurice F. McAuliffe who served as the 8th Bishop of Hartford (1934-1944). The Norman-Gothic Revival church was built in 1936 to the designs of the architectural firm of Polak and Sullivan from New Haven, CT.[1]

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