Eastern & Oriental Catholic Directory
NJ: Rahway - 1
Metro Area: New York City (NY)
St John the Baptist Byzantine (Ruthenian) Church
Historical Entry: Renamed
Formerly at:
St George Ave at Church St
Rahway
NJ
07065
USA
Rite: Byzantine
Church sui iuris: Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic
Eparchy: Passaic of the Ruthenians
Sacramental Records at:
St Thomas Byzantine Church
1410 Church St
Rahway
NJ
07065-3344
USA
Ph: 732-382-5300
Fax: 732-382-3265
The exterior photograph is by Joao D. Filipe, an artist and iconographer, who painted many of the temple's icons. The photograph appears on Joao's website, http://www.filippe.com/, and is used here with his kind permission
Status & Location Changes:
Formed in: 1912 from St John the Baptist Greek-Catholic Church in Perth Amboy NJ
Parish erected in: 1913 under the patronage of St John the Baptist
Relocated in: 1968 to St George's Ave at Church St, Rahway NJ
Renamed in: 1968 to St Thomas the Apostle Byzantine (Ruthenian) Church
For this church, this is entry 1
of 2
This Entry Last Updated: 12/04/2009
Latitude: 40.612356
Longitude: -74.285946