Saint Peter Church is on 24 State Street in Westfield. The church is from 1916. A new parish was formed in 2016 with the Saint Peter and the Saint Casimir Parishes. The Slovak ethnic group of Westfield wanted its own parish and they formed one within the Saint Mary Church in 1909.
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Saint Thomas Aquinas Church
Saint Thomas Aquinas Church is at 40 Waverly Street and is now called the Blessed Sacrament Parish. The Saint Thomas Parish is a French Canadian one. It was an offspring of the Saint Joseph Church. The school served as the church from 1908 to 1926. The first mass was in May of 1908 and was held at the Fisk’s Casino. The mass would be held there until October of that year when the school would be ready and take over functions. The church is from 1926. The church was white stucco with black trim. The church is based upon those found in rural Quebec which had stout church structures with small towers. This church is NOT based upon the Spanish mission style.
The school was at 22 Waverly Street. Its first floor was where the chapel was and its second floor was the parish hall. Another building was added to the campus in 1925 and housed the K and 3/4 grades. It was at the SE corner of Harriet and Main. The school was run by the sisters of the Holy Cross.
Saint Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church Rectory is at 17 Harriet Street in a building from 1898. This structure started out at 347 North Main Street and was moved to this location in 1914 to serve as the parish, rectory, and school. The home was made for the Johnson family and has their initials. It is in the Colonial Revival style.
| pastor | starts | ends | burial |
| Adelard Landry | 1908 | 1930 | burial |
| Wilfred Choquette | 1930 | 1942 | |
| William J Leclaire | 1942 | ||
| William Pomerleau | 1990 | ||
Holy Name Church
Holy Name Church is another John Donohue design. It is at 323 Dickinson St Springfield. In the courtyard there are multiple statues. The rectory and convent are from 1910 at the corner with Alderman Street. The Holy Name School at 323 Dickinson Street is from 1910. The school at 37 Alderman Street is from 1924. The Holy Name Social Center from 1951 at 49 Alderman Street.
The modern church from 1968 is at 323 Dickinson Street. The old church was at Alderman corner of Berendo.
| pastor | starts | ends | burial |
| Thomas A McGovern | 1909 | ||
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is at 117 Williams Street. It is from 1911. A chapel serving the Italian community from 1906 to 1911 at Williams and Union Streets. The priests are from the Stigmatini fathers. Their Church LINK
In 1924 it was at 119 Williams Street along with the rectory.
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| Anthony Dalla Porta | 1911 | ||
| William Ludessi | |||
Springfield Home for Friendless Women and Children at 136 Williams Street is from 1897. This was an organization from 1865. In 1940 Sons of Italy Lodge number 379 bought the building.
At 103 Williams is the Springfield Day Nursery. It started from 1883 to 1886 as the Industrial House Charities. This was on Bliss, Howard, and Water Streets. In 1907 this new structure was made.
Sanborn 1911 map for chapel at 83 and 85 Union Street
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church is at 407 Boston Road. It is from 1929. It was designed by John Donohue in the Classical style.
School
| pastor | starts | ends | burial |
| George Donohue | 1929 | ||
All Soul’s Catholic Church
All Soul’s Catholic Church is at 449 Plainfield Street in Springfield Massachusetts. The first chapel was from 1909. That was removed in 1912 and the modern church was built. John Donohue was the architect.
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The rectory next to it is from 1929. It is in the neo-colonial style. It is at 445 Plainfield Street.
| pastor | starts | ends | burial |
| William F Foley | 1907 | ||
| Charles Boylan | |||
| Owen M McGee | 1924 | ||
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The Brightwood School is just to the north.
Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Church is in the Classical style. It was completed in 1916. It is flanked to its left by the rectory. This is a 1830 Erastus Hopkins house. At right, is the Sacred Heart School is from 1911. A chapel and convent were made in 1889 at 191 King Street. The parish was formed in January of 1886.
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| Noel Rainville | at least 1904 | at least 1910 | |
| Stanislaus Guillet | 1933 | at least 1934 | |
| Roy E Leroux | at least 1950 | ||
It is now the heart of the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton parish. External LINK to their history.