List of churches in the Diocese of Providence

This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence in the State of Rhode Island in the United States.^[1] The diocese covers all five counties in Rhode Island.

The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, built from 1878 to 1889 in Providence.

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Name	Location	Description/notes
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary	791 Potters Ave, Providence	Founded in 1871, current church dedicated in 1912 ^[2]
	St. Anthony Mission Church, 549 Plainfield St, Providence	Supervised by Assumption of the BVM Parish^[3]
Blessed Sacrament	239 Regent Ave, Providence	Parish founded in 1888; current church dedicated in 1904^[4]
Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul	30 Fenner St, Providence	Built 1878–1889; listed in NRHP^[5]
Holy Ghost	472 Atwells Ave, Providence	Parish founded in 1889 for Italian immigrants. Current church dedicated in 1910^[6]
Holy Name of Jesus	107 Camp St, Providence	Parish founded in 1882, current church dedicated in church in 1900^[7]
Our Lady of Lourdes	901 Atwells Ave, Providence	Current church dedicated in 1925; listed on NRHP.^[8]
Our Lady of the Rosary	21 Traverse St, Providence	Current church dedicated in 1906 for Portuguese immigrants^[9]
St. Adalbert	866 Atwells Ave, Providence	Founded in 1902 for Polish immigrants; current church dedicated in 1926^[10]
St. Agnes	100 Chatham St, Providence	^[11]
St. Anne	2 Russo St, Providence	^[12]
St. Augustine	20 Old Rd, Providence	Founded in 1929^[13]
St. Bartholomew	297 Laurel Hill Ave, Providence	^[14]
St. Charles	178 Dexter St, Providence	^[15]
St. Edward	997 Branch Ave, Providence	Merged into St. Anthony Parish in North Providence in 2022^[16]
St. Joseph	92 Hope St, Providence	Gothic church built 1851; listed on NRHP^[17]^[18]
St. Mary's on Broadway	538 Broadway, Providence	Current church dedicated in 1869^[19]
St. Michael	239 Oxford St, Providence	Parish founded 1857; Anglo-Norman Gothic style church built 1915; listed on NRHP^[20]^[21]
St. Patrick	244 Smith St, Providence	^[22]
St. Pius V	55 Elmhurst Ave, Providence	Founded in 1918 to serve the Providence College community.^[23]
St. Raymond	1240 N Main St, Providence	Founded in 1911^[24]
St. Sebastian	67 Cole Ave, Providence	Parish founded in 1915, church started construction that same year.^[25]
St. Thomas	65 Fruit Hill Ave, Providence	^[26]
	Holy Cross Church, 118 King Philip St, Providence	Became a mission church of St. Thomas Parish in 2018^[27]

Name	Location	Description/notes
Burrillville Catholic Collaborative	Our Lady of Good Help Church, 1063 Victory Hwy, Mapleville	Now part of Burrillville Catholic Collaborative
	St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Shrine, 35 Dion Dr, Burrillville	Became mission of Our Lady of Good Help in 2019. Now part of Burrillville Catholic Collaborative^[28]
St. Patrick	45 Harrisville Main St, Harrisville	Founded in 1854, current church dedicated in 1938. Now part of Burrillville Catholic Collaborative^[29]

Name	Image	Location	Description/notes
Holy Spirit Parish		St. Matthew Church, 1030 Dexter St, Central Falls	Founded as St. Matthew in 1906 for French-Canadian immigrants, church dedicated in 1929. Now part of Holy Spirit Parish^[30]
St. Joseph		391 High St, Central Falls	Founded in 1905 for Polish immigrants, Church built in 1915

Name	Location	Description/notes
Holy Apostles	800 Pippin Orchard Rd, Cranston	Founded in 1991, current church dedicated in 1994^[31]
Immaculate Conception	237 Garden Hills Dr, Cranston	Current church dedicated in 1968^[32]
St. Mark	9 Garden Ct, Cranston	Founded in 1950, current church dedicated in 1952^[33]
St. Mary	1525 Cranston St, Cranston	Founded in 1925 for Italian immigrants, current church dedicated in the 1920s^[34]
St. Matthew	1299 Elmwood Ave, Cranston	Founded in 1909^[35]
St. Paul	30 Warwick Ave, Cranston	Founded in 1907, current church dedicated in 1933^[36]

Name	Location	Description/notes
Our Lady of Fatima	1 Fatima Dr, Cumberland	Founded for Portuguese immigrants, the current church was dedicated in 1965.^[37]
St. Aidan-St. Patrick Parish	1460 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland	St. Aidan and St. Patrick Parishes merged in 2018^[38]
St. Joan of Arc	3357 Mendon Rd, Cumberland	Founded in 1929, church dedicated in 1963^[39]
St. John Vianney	3587 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland	^[40]
St. Joseph	1303 Mendon Rd, Cumberland	Founded as a mission and church dedicated in 1899; listed on NRHP^[41]

Name	Location	Description/notes
Our Lady of Loreto	346 Waterman Ave, East Providence	Founded in 1920 to serve Italian immigrants, current church dedicated in 1968^[42]
Sacred Heart	118 Taunton Ave, East Providence	^[43]
St. Brendan	60 Turner Ave, Riverside	Founded as a mission in 1893, became a parish in 1909. Current was church dedicated in 1969^[44]
St. Francis Xavier	81 N. Carpenter St, East Providence	Founded in 1914 for Portuguese immigrants. Current church dedicated in 1916^[45]
St. Margaret	1098 Pawtucket Ave, Rumford	Founded as a mission in 1887, became a parish in 1888^[46]
St. Martha	2595 Pawtucket Ave, East Providence	Founded in 1956^[47]

Name	Location	Description/notes
Our Lady of Grace	4 Lafayette St #2712, Johnston	Founded in 1913 as a mission for Italian immigrants^[48]
St. Robert Bellarmine	1804 Atwood Ave, Johnston	Founded in 1963, current church dedicated in 1966^[49]
St. Rocco	927 Atwood Ave, Johnston	Parish founded in 1903 for Italian immigrants, church dedicated in 1951^[50]

Name	Location	Description/notes
St. Ambrose	191 School St, Albion	Founded in 1892^[51]
St. Jude	301 Front St, Lincoln	Current church dedicated in 1967^[52]
St. James	33 Division St, Manville, Lincoln	Founded in 1875, current church dedicated in 1932^[53]

Name	Location	Description/notes
Mary, Mother of Mankind	25 4th St, North Providence	Founded as a chapel in 1954, was upgraded to a mission and then a parish in 1967. Current church dedicated in 1980^[54]
St. Anthony	1413 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence	Founded as a mission in 1931, became a parish in 1944. Current church dedicated in 1969^[55]
	Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1081 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence	Founded in 1913. Merged into St. Anthony Parish in 2022^[16]

Name	Location	Description/notes
Holy Family Parish	Our Lady of Consolation Church, 10 Charles St, Pawtucket	Church constructed in the 1920s. Became part of Holy Family Parish in 2009^[56]^[57]
	Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 38 Park St, Pawtucket	Became part of Holy Family Parish in 2009^[56]
	St. Joseph Church, 195 Walcott St, Pawtucket	Founded in 1874, church dedicated in 1878. Became part of Holy Family Parish in 2009^[56]^[58]
St. Anthony	32 Lawn Ave, Pawtucket	Founded in 1926 for Portuguese immigrants^[59]
St. John the Baptist	68 Slater St, Pawtucket	Founded in 1886 for French-Canadian immigrants. Current church dedicated in 1927; listed on NRHP^[60]
St. John Paul	St. Cecelia Church, 745 Central Ave, Pawtucket	Became part of St. John Paul II Parish in 2011^[61]
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception	103 Pine St, Pawtucket	Founded in 1853, church dedicated in 1887; listed on NRHP^[62]
St. Teresa of the Child Jesus	358 Newport Ave, Pawtucket	^[63]

Name	Location	Description/notes
St. John the Evangelist	63 Church St, Slatersville,	Founded in 1872^[64]
St. Michael	80 Farnum Pike, Smithfield	Founded in 1875 for Irish immigrants, current church dedicated in 1967^[65]
St. Philip	622 Putnam Pike, Greenville	Founded in 1858, reverted to mission status in the 1870s. Became a parish again in 1942, current church dedicated in 1989^[66]

Name	Location	Description/notes
Holy Trinity Parish	Holy Family Church, 414 S Main St, Woonsocket	Merged into Holy Trinity Parish in 2018^[67]
	Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs Church, 1409 Park Ave, Woonsocket	Merged into Holy Trinity Parish in 2018^[67]
St. Agatha and Precious Blood Parishes	St. Agatha Church, 34 Joffre Ave, Woonsocket	Founded in 1953, partnered with Precious Blood Parish ^[68]
	L'Eglise du Precieux Sang (Precious Blood), 94 Carrington Ave, Woonsocket	Founded in 1873 for French-Canadian immigrants. Partnered with St. Agatha Parish. listed on NRHP^[69]
St. Anthony	128 Greene St, Woonsocket	Founded in 1924 for Italian immigrants, current church dedicated in 1928^[70]
St. Joseph	1200 Mendon Rd, Woonsocket	^[71]
St. Stanislaus Kostka	174 Harris Ave, Woonsocket	Founded in 1905 for Polish immigrants

Name	Location	Description/notes
St. Eugene	1251 Putnam Pike,Chepachet	Founded in 1956^[72]
St. Paul The Apostle	116A Danielson Pike, Foster	Founded in 1972^[73]
St. Joseph	183 Sayles Ave, Pascoag	Founded in 1884, reverted to a mission in 1886, current church dedicated in 1932^[74]
St. Joseph	144 Danielson Pike, Scituate	Founded in the early 1900s, became a parish in 1940, current church dedicated in 1973^[75]

Name	Image	Location	Description/notes
Holy Angels		341 Maple Ave, Barrington	Founded in 1913, current church dedicated in 1963^[76]
St. Luke		108 Washington Rd, Barrington	Founded as a mission in 1936, church dedicated in 1939, became a parish in 1942^[77]

Name	Location	Description/notes
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	141 State St, Bristol	Founded in 1917^[78]
St. Elizabeth	577 Wood St, Bristol	^[79]
St. Mary	330 Wood St, Bristol	^[80]

Name	Location	Description/notes
Saint Mary of the Bay	645 Main St, Warren	Founded in 1851, current church consecrated in 1970^[81]
	St. Alexander Church, 218 Main St, Warren	Founded in 2015. Merged into Saint Mary of the Bay Parish in 2023^[82]
St. Casimir	391 High St, Warren	Founded in 1908 to serve Polish immigrants
St. Thomas the Apostle	500 Metacom Ave, Warren	Founded in 1952 for Portuguese immigrants^[81]

Name	Location	Description/notes
SS. John and Paul	341 S Main St, Coventry	Founded in 1955^[83]
St. Vincent de Paul and Our Lady of Czenstochowa Parishes	St. Vincent de Paul Church, 6 St Vincent De Paul St, Coventry	Now partnered with Our Lady of Czenstochowa Parish Parish^[84]
	Our Lady of Czenstochowa Church, 445 Washington St, Coventry	Founded in 1905 to serve Polish immigrants. Now partnered with St. Vincent de Paul Parish^[84]

Name	Location	Description/notes
SS Rose and Clement	111 Long St, Warwick	^[86]
St. Gregory the Great	360 Cowesett Rd, Warwick	Founded in 1961^[87]
St. Kevin	333 Sandy Lane, Warwick	^[88]
St. Peter	360 Fair St, Warwick	Founded in 1933, church dedicated in 1936^[89]
St. Timothy & St. Rita Parishes	St. Timothy Church, 1799 Warwick Ave, Warwick	Now partnered with St. Rita Church^[90]
	St. Rita Church, 722 Oakland Beach Ave, Warwick	Now partnered with St. Timothy Church^[90]

Name	Location	Description/notes
Christ the King	124 Legris Ave, West Warwick	Founded in 1931^[91]
Our Lady of Good Counsel	60 Pleasant St, West Warwick	Founded in 1903^[92]
Sacred Heart	820 Providence St, West Warwick	Parish founded for Italian immigrants, current church dedicated in 1929^[93]
St. Anthony	10 Sunset Ave, West Warwick	Current church dedicated in 1925, parish founded for Portuguese immigrants^[94]
SS. John & James and St. Mary Mission	St. John & James Church, 20 Washington St, West Warwick	Merged with St. Mary Mission in 2019^[95]
	St. Mary Mission, 68 Church St, West Warwick	Dedicated in 1844, St. Mary is the oldest Catholic church in the diocese. Merged with SS. John and James Parish in 2019. St. Mary is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)^[96]
St. Joseph	854 Providence St, West Warwick	Founded in 1899^[97]
SS. Peter and Paul	48 Highland St, West Warwick

Name	Location	Description/notes
Jesus Saviour	509 Broadway, Newport	^[98]
St. Augustin	2 Eastnor Rd, Newport	Current church dedicated in 1911^[99]
St. Joseph	79-93 Broadway, Newport	Founded as parish in 1884, reverted to mission in 1886, became parish again in 1893. Current church dedicated in 1932^[100]
St. Mary	14 William St, Newport	Built in 1848, listed on the NRHP; John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier wed there in 1953

Name	Image	Location	Description/notes
St. Anthony		2836 E Main Rd, Portsmouth	Founded in 1908^[101]
St. Barnabas		1697 E Main Rd, Portsmouth	Founded in 1963, current church dedicated in 1965^[101]

Name	Location	Description/notes
Holy Ghost	316 Judson St, Tiverton	Founded as a mission in 1913, current church dedicated in 1915. Became a parish in 1923^[102]
St. Madeleine Sophie	35 Lake Rd, Tiverton	Merged with St. Catherine of Siena in Little Compton in 2023. Now a secondary worship site^[103]
St. Theresa and St. Christopher Parish	St. Theresa Church, 265 Stafford Rd, Tiverton	Founded as a parish in 1960, current church dedicated in 1974. Now merged with St. Christopher Church^[104]
	St. Christopher Church, 1554 Main Rd, Tiverton	Current church dedicated in 1910. Now merged with St. Theresa Parish.^[105]

Name	Location	Description/notes
St. Mark	60 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown	Founded as a mission in 1893, current church dedicated in 1960^[106]
St. Catherine of Siena	74 Simmons Rd, Little Compton	Merged with St. Madeleine Sophie in Tiverton in 2023.^[107]^[103]
St. Lucy	909 W Main Rd, Middletown	Founded in 1951, current church dedicated in 1991^[108]

Name	Location	Description/notes
St. Bernard	275 Tower Hill Rd, North Kingstown	Founded in 1874^[109]
St. Francis de Sales	381 School St, North Kingstown	Founded in 1960, current church dedicated in 2011^[110]
Christ the King	180 Old North Rd, Kingston	Founded in 1960, church dedicated in 1966. Serves the University of Rhode Island community^[111]
St. Francis of Assisi	114 High Street, Wakefield,	Founded in 1879, current church dedicated in 1932^[112]
	St. Romuald Chapel, 61 Atlantic Avenue, Matunuck	Seasonal chapel operated by St. Francis of Assisi Parish

Name	Image	Location	Description/notes
St. Mary, Star of the Sea		864 Point Judith Rd,Narragansett	Founded as a parish in 1960,^[113]
St. Thomas More		Narragansett	Founded as a mission in the 1870s, became a parish in 1917. Current church dedicated in 1908^[114]

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Name	Location	Description/notes
St. Clare and St. Vincent de Paul Parishes	St. Clare Church, 4 St Clares Way, Westerly	Founded as a mission in the 1910s, current chapel dedicated in 1940. Now merged with St. Vincent de Paul Parish^[115]
	St. Vincent de Paul Church, 7 Church St, Bradford	Now merged with St. Vincent de Paul Parish^[116]
St. Pius X	44 Elm St, Westerly	^[117]

Name	Location	Description/notes
Our Lady of Victory	169 Main St, Ashaway
St. Andrew	Spring St., New Shoreham, Block Island	^[118]
St. Mary	437 Carolina Back Rd, Carolina	^[119]
	St. James Chapel, 2079 Matunuck Schoolhouse Rd, Charlestown	Supervised by St. Mary Parish
Kateri Tekakwitha	84 Exeter Rd, Exeter	^[120]
St. Joseph	1105 Main St, Hope Valley	Founded as a mission in 1923, current church dedicated in 1940^[121]

Name	Image	Location	Description/notes
St. Basil the Great		15 Skyview Dr, Lincoln	MelKite Greek Catholic Church. Founded in 1909, current church dedicated in 1988^[122]
St. Michael		394 Blackstone St, Woonsocket	Ukrainian Catholic Church, founded in 1909,^[123]

Name	Location	Description/notes
All Saints	323 Rathbun St, Woonsocket	Opened as St. Aloysius Gonzaga in 1957, became All Saints in 2007, closed in 2022^[124]
Immaculate Conception	Westerly	Former church, built in 1886; now operated as a performance hall; listed on NRHP
Our Lady of Mount Carmel	12 Spruce St, Federal Hill, Providence	Opened in 1925; closed in 2015;^[125] sold in 2019 for redevelopment^[126]
Sacred Heart	415 Olo St, Woonsocket	Merged into Holy Trinity Parish in 2018, church closed^[67]
St. Ann	1493 Cranston St, Cranston	Founded in 1858, church dedicated in 1928. Church closed in 2013^[127]
St. Ann	83 Cumberland St, Woonsocket	Built in 1913; closed in 2000; converted to arts center; listed on NRHP
St. Benedict	135 Beach Ave, Warwick	Merged into St. Kevin Parish, church building closed in 2021^[128]
St. Brigid	1231 Plainfield St, Johnston	Parish closed in 2018, became a mission of St. Rocco Parish^[129] Closed in 2019^[28]
St. Casimir	348 Smith St, Providence	Parish formed in 1919 for ; Lithuanian immigrants; closed in 2017^[130]
St. Catherine	3252 Post Rd, Warwick	Merged into SS Rose and Clement Parish in 2021. Church sold in 2023.^[131]^[132]
St. Charles Borromeo	8 Daniels St, Woonsocket	Founded in 1846, Gothic church dedicated in 1871. Merged with All Saints Parish in 2019. Building listed on NRHP^[133]
St. Edward	396 Weeden St, Pawtucket	Closed in 2017^[134]
St. Elias	80 Hamilton St, Woonsocket	Melkite Greek Catholic Church, founded in the 1930s, merged into St. Basil the Great Parish, church closed^[135]
St. Francis of Assisi	618 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick	Merged into SS Rose and Clement Parish in 2021. Church sold in 2023^[131]^[132]
St. George Maronite	48 Main St, Pawtucket	Originally an Episcopal church built between 1852 and 1853. became St. George Maronite Catholic Church in 1977, destroyed by fire in 2005
St. Jean Baptiste	324 Main St, Warren	Church closed in 2017^[136]
St. Lawrence	Centredale	Church closed in 2010^[137]
St. Leo the Great	695 Central Ave, Pawtucket	Founded in 1916, church dedicated in 1917. Became part of John Paul II Parish in 2011. Closed in 2018^[61]
St. Patrick	Cumberland	Parish merged with St. Aidan Parish in 2018, church closed^[38]