Old St. Patrick's Church, also known as St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church and commonly known as Old St. Pat's, is a Roman Catholicparish in Chicago, Illinois. Located at 700 West Adams Street, it has been described as the "cornerstone of Irish culture" in Chicago.[2] The main church building is one of a handful of structures remaining in the city that predate the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, and is the city's oldest standing church building.[3]
Today, Old St. Pat's is known for hosting an annual summer block party, which it describes as the "world's largest".[5]
Fr. Thomas J. Hurley was appointed as the pastor of Old St. Patrick's Church in 2007. He served until March 2021. Father Kenneth Simpson was subsequently appointed as parish administrator, and in 2022, Fr. Patrick McGrath was appointed as Hurley's full-time replacement.
^ a bMcNamee, Tom (16 March 1997). "Chicago's Irish temple - Old St. Pat's prizes rich heritage". Chicago Sun-Times. Highbeam.com. p. 22.
^Schulze, Franz; Harrington, Kevin (1 November 2003). Chicago's Famous Buildings (5 ed.). University of Chicago Press. p. 109. ISBN0-226-74066-8.
^Achilles, Rolf (7 September 1997). "New St. Pat's: An old Celtic church reflects its modern congregation". Chicago Tribune. p. 20. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
^Tucker, Ernest (27 February 2000). "Bringing community back to Old St. Pat's". Chicago Sun-Times. Highbeam.com. p. 12. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
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