Brooklyn’s St. James Cathedral Basilica marks 200th anniversary
St. James was first catholic church on Long Island
The Most Reverend Robert Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, celebrated Mass to mark the opening of the 200th Anniversary Year of the Cathedral Basilica of St. James, located at 250 Cathedral Place in Downtown Brooklyn, on Saturday.
St. James was founded in 1822 upon a request for a Catholic church to be constructed in Brooklyn. 70 people contributed money and labor to build the Church.
St. James was the first Catholic Church built on all of Long Island, which at the time included the territory now known as Brooklyn and Queens.
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