St. Clements Roman Catholic Church (Saratoga Springs, New York)

St. Clement's Parish
Location	231 Lake Avenue Saratoga Springs, New York
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.stclementschurch.com
History
Founded	1917 (1917)
Dedication	Clemens Mary Hofbauer
Dedicated	November 25, 1918
Architecture
Status	Active
Administration
Diocese	Albany
Province	New York
Clergy
Archbishop	Timothy Cardinal Dolan
Bishop(s)	Edward Bernard Scharfenberger
Priest(s)	The Rev. Messers. Arthur Tuttle and Luyen Dau, C.Ss.R. Brother Don Bosco, C.Ss.R. (in residence)
Pastor(s)	The Rev. George A. Blasick, C.Ss.R.
Deacon(s)	The Rev. Messers. Lawrence Willette, Lee Hansen, Arthur Turcotte and William Gaul, C.Ss.R.

St. Clement's Parish is a Roman Catholic parish in Saratoga Springs, New York in the United States under the authority of the Diocese of Albany. Founded under the patronage of Clemens Mary Hofbauer and has been staffed by clergy of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorists) since its founding in 1917.

History

In 1916, the parish of St. Peter's, which had been established in 1834 to serve the whole of Saratoga Springs, was split along Broadway.^[1] The new parish of St. Clement's was formally opened the following year, when the first Catholic Mass in the parish church was celebrated on opening day, October 14, 1917. Bishop Edmund Gibbons dedicated the church, and thus the parish, to Clement Maria Hofbauer on November 25, 1918.

The parish serves Catholics in the City of Saratoga Springs, as well as in the neighboring Town of Wilton. St. Clement's created the mission church of St. Therese in Gansevoort out of the local Grange hall in 1965; the first Mass was celebrated there on September 18, 1966. After fifty years at its original location, a new building was constructed at its current location and opened in 1967, the 50th anniversary of the parish's foundation.^[2]

School

The Catholic school is first mentioned in parish records in August 1918. The school operated the School Sisters of Notre Dame, who lived in nearby buildings until a convent was constructed in 1931. St. Clement's Regional Catholic School continues to serve Pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade. The current principal is Jane Kromm.

References

↑ "175 years for St. Peter's, Saratoga", 'The Evangelist', Diocese of Albany, February 6, 2014, retrieved November 9, 2016
↑ "The First Mass — As told from history of St. Clement's Parish". St. Clement's Church. Retrieved December 16, 2012.

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Ordinaries	Bishops John McCloskey John J. Conroy Francis McNeirny Thomas Martin Aloysius Burke Thomas Cusack Edmund Gibbons William Scully Edwin Broderick Howard James Hubbard Edward Bernard Scharfenberger

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Albany Parishes St. Clement's Church, Saratoga Springs St. Mary's Church, Albany Saint Stanislaus Parish, Amsterdam Closed parishes St. Joseph's Church, Albany

Education	High schools Bishop Maginn High School, Albany Catholic Central High School, Troy Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons High School, Schenectady Saratoga Central Catholic High School, Saratoga Springs Independent schools Christian Brothers Academy, Albany La Salle Institute, Troy

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Coordinates: 43°5′5.92″N 73°45′57.01″W / 43.0849778°N 73.7658361°W / 43.0849778; -73.7658361

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