Saint Bridget of Ireland Church

St. Bridget of Ireland Parish is a Roman Catholic congregation in Stamford, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.HistoryThe parish was established in September 7, 1963 by the Right Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of Bridgeport. Worship first occurred in the neighboring chapel and school. The parish supported the parochial school of St. Bridget School until its closure in 1979.BuildingThe modernist brick church was begun in 1963 an completed in 1965. Dedication of St. Bridget’s Chapel-Auditorium-School occurred on June 25, 1965. The congregation continued to worship in the Chapel-Auditorium until Bishop Curtis dedicated the newly renovated church on June 14, 1987. The hall was renovated and a kitchen erected in the 2000s. The “Our Lady of Strawberry Hill Shrine” was dedicated in 2003. The shrine to Padre Pio was added in 2004.List of pastors1963–1967: The Reverend Thomas P. Guinan 1967–1972: The Reverend William A. Nagel 1972–1997: The Reverend John Jazowski 1997–present: The Reverend Gill C. Babeu