371 Sixth Avenue
New York, NY 10014

COME AND ADORE

We’re happy to announce the opening of Manhattan’s first-ever perpetual adoration chapel here at St. Joseph’s in Greenwich Village! The chapel will serve everyone in the Archdiocese.

The chapel will be open the week of July 30th.

You can now sign up for adoration times throughout the week using the link below.
Thank you for helping people encounter Christ during this National Eucharistic Revival!

Sign up to be an adorer. https://stjosephgv.weadorehim.com/

The History of the Church of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village

The Catholic Church wasn’t established in New York City until the end of the Revolutionary War. While a British colony, New York City outlawed the practice of Catholicism: it was illegal for a Catholic priest to even step foot in New York. St. Peter’s on Barclay Street was the first Catholic Church in New York City, followed by four others: St. Peter’s on Barclay Street (1785), St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral on Mulberry Street (1809), St. Mary’s on Sheriff Street (1826), St. James on Oliver Street (1827), and Transfiguration on Mott Street (1827). 

By the 1820’s Greenwich Village was transformed from an actual village outside of New York City into a suburb of the city. Its rural features disappeared as new buildings arose to house its growing population. The Church of St. Joseph was founded in 1829 by Bishop John Dubois to serve the new neighborhood of Greenwich Village.