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Revision as of 02:36, 4 March 2013

The Church of St. Phillip Church
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General information
Architectural styleModernist
Construction started1966[1]
Completed1967[1]
ClientRoman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport
Design and construction
Architect(s)George J. Lechner of Lyons & Mather[1]
St. Philip Church
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Location1 Father Conlon Pl
Norwalk, Connecticut
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic
Architecture
Architect(s)George J. Lechner
Administration
ProvinceHartford
DioceseBridgeport
Clergy
Bishop(s)Most Rev. William E. Lori

St. Philip is a Roman Catholic church in Norwalk, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.

History

The parish of St. Philip was established in 1964 as one of three to be carved out of the large St. Mary's Parish.

Buildings

The church design dates from around the 1964 establishment of the parish. The church was built 1966-1967 to the designs of local resident and parishioner, architect George J. Lechner, who was an architect draftsman for the firm of Lyons and Mather.[1] The building received the Excellence in Architecture Award from the Association for a Better Community Design. Lechner designed the church to resemble a Middle-Eastern tent, as the tent is considered one of the first architectural forms in ancient tradition. The contract was awarded in 1967 and the church completed in 1969.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e St Phillip Website, History (Accessed 19 January 2011)

41°07′19.81″N 73°24′44.50″W / 41.1221694°N 73.4123611°W / 41.1221694; -73.4123611