St. Margaret's - Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish - Boston, MA - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

From the Dorchester Atheneum

In 1893, St. Margaret's Parish was set off as the first large offshoot from St. Peter's. St. Margaret's was composed of the north-eastern limits of St. Peter's Parish, including the portions lying south of Washington Village and along the line of Dochester Bay nearly to Savin Hill, and on the west to the burial-ground at Upham's Conrer. The first pastor was the Rev. William J. Ryan.

The present St. Margaret's building was built in 1904 to the designs of Keely and Houghton in the Romanesque Revival style. [Note that Dorchester Old and New says the building was built in 1899].

From the 1990s through 2004 the Archdiocese of Boston endured the consequences of allegations and lawsuits involving misconduct by priests with the result that the Archdiocese paid out large monetary settlements. The Archdiocese studied its parishes and determined that low attendance and large expenses warranted the closing of some.

St. William and St. Margaret were the only two parishes, out of 11 Catholic parishes in Dorchester, that felt a direct impact of the Archdiocese' reconfiguration process of early 2004. On August 31, 2004, these two parishes will merge under the name of Blessed Mother Teresa parish, and the new parish will be located at 800 Columbia Road in the building that is now St. Margaret's Church.


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Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1904 Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Roman Catholic Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 9:00 AM Street address of Church: 800 Columbia Rd. Boston, MA United States 02125 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed

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