Church of the Sacred Heart (Bronx)
church in Bronx, New York City
The Church of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 1253 Shakespeare Avenue (West 168 Street), Bronx, New York City 10452. The church building was designed by architect Elliott Lynch, who designed several other Catholic churches and parish schools. The church is connected with a school of the same name.
History
In 1875, Rev. James A, Mullen, assistant at St. Augustine's Church was tasked with organizing the Sacred Heart parish at Highbridge from territory originally included in St. Augustine's. Upon learning that St. Rose of Lima parish on Cannon Street in lower Manhattan was building a new church, he asked for and was given the old one. The small frame building was cut into sections, transported to the Bronx and reassembled to serve as a temporary church.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5118042. Authority coordinates are 40.839, -73.923. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1253 and 1875.
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