Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church (Bridgeport, Connecticut)

Saints Cyril and Methodius Parish
Saints Cyril and Methodius Parish
Location	79 Church St; Bridgeport, Connecticut
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Founded	1905
Architecture
Architect(s)	Joseph A. Jackson
Administration
Province	Hartford
Diocese	Bridgeport
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Frank J. Caggiano

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory is a Roman Catholic church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, now part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.^[1] Since 2017, it has been administered by the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.

History

Sts. Cyril and Methodius was the second of two of Bridgeport's Slovak national parishes created out of the parish of St. John Nepomucene Slovak National Church (1891–1991). This elegant Romanesque Revival church dates from shortly after the parish's founding in 1905. The New York City church architect, Joseph A. Jackson, designed the building.

Father Stephen Panik, for whom Father Panik Village was named, had been the church's pastor from the early 1930s until his death in 1953.^[2]

The church, itself, was initially established by the St. Joseph Society, with its materials and records integral to the foundations of the St. Stephen's Society and the National Slovak Society respectively.^[3]

Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest

Since October 8, 2017, the church has been placed under the pastoral care of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.^[4]

They celebrate Mass in accordance with the 1962 Roman Missal in Latin, as is authorized by Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio Summorum Pontificum. This is the only Catholic church in Bridgeport that has a regularly scheduled Mass in that form.^[5]

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-05-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Rierden, Andi (1993-10-17). "The Last Farewell to Father Panik Village". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-10. Retrieved 2011-05-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Chessman, Stuart. "Institute of Christ the King Coming to Bridgeport". The Society of St. Hugh of Cluny. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Tridentine Mass: Connecticut Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved August 2019)