A Brief History of the New York Province

In 1846, French Jesuits arrived in New York City from Kentucky at the invitation of then Archbishop Hughes to assume responsibility for a small college and seminary, St. John's, that he had founded north of the City in the Fordham district. The assumption of this responsibility marked not only the beginning of Fordham University but the New York-Canada Mission as well. Although the Jesuits of the Mission did good work, the problems associated with operating across linguistic and cultural boundaries proved to be significant. In 1879, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus disbanded the New York-Canada mission and gave responsibility for the American section to the Maryland Province which was renamed the Maryland-New York Province.

In Western New York, the German Province had established a Buffalo Mission to serve the large number of German immigrants in the region. The Jesuits founded two parishes in the 1850s and then Canisius College in 1870. The Maryland-New York Province was given responsibility for these works in 1907.

The steady growth in the number of Jesuits in the United States in the twentieth century led to a number of administrative realignments. In 1926, the six New England states were established as their own Province, headquartered in Boston. In 1943, Maryland and New York were separated with New York retaining responsibility for all of New York and part of northern New Jersey. New York itself was split with the establishment of the Buffalo Province in 1960 which assumed responsibility for the works of the Society in upstate New York. With the changes that occurred in the Church and in American society in the 1960s, there was a steady decline in vocations leading to the reincorporation of the Buffalo Province into the New York Province in 1969.

The Jesuits of New York have served the universal Church and Society through our service of the people of the Philippines, Micronesia and Nigeria-Ghana. In 1958, the Philippines became its own Province as did Nigeria-Ghana in 2005. Jesuits from New York continue to serve in these Provinces as well as in Micronesia which remains a dependent region of New York. Our work in Micronesia is helped through our long-standing relationship with the Province of Indonesia which has supplied needed personnel to the works of Micronesia. The international dimension of our work is also reflected in a new relationship that is being forged between New York and the Antilles Province. The Antilles Province serves the needs of the peoples of the Caribbean who have become an important part of the growing immigrant population in New York and throughout the United States.

Province Archivist: Rev. Peter Schineller, SJ [schineller@nysj.org]

Current Institutions of the New York Province and Their Founding

Fordham University - Bronx, Manhattan, Tarrytown [Founded in 1841 and given to the Society in 1846 as St. John's College, it assumed its current name and status as a university in 1907.]
www.fordham.edu

Fordham Prep - Bronx [1841]
www.fordhamprep.org

Xavier High School and St. Francis Xavier Parish Church - Manhattan [1847 - Began as a college and church.]
www.xavierhs.org
www.sfxavier.org

Church of St. Michael - Buffalo [1852]

Church of St. Ignatius Loyola - Manhattan [1866 - Entrusted to the Society. Originally, it was under the patronage of St. Lawrence O'Toole.]
www.saintignatiusloyola.org

Canisius College - Buffalo [1870]
www.canisius.edu

Canisius High School - Buffalo [1870]
www.canisiushigh.org

St. Peter's University - Jersey City [1872 - 'Re-founded' in 1930 after having closed in 1918]
www.spc.edu

St. Peter's Prep - Jersey City [1872]
www.stpetersprep.org

Jesuit Martyrs Shrine - Auriesville, N.Y. [1885]
www.martyrshrine.org

Loyola School - Manhattan [1900]
www.loyola-nyc.org

Church of St. Ignatius - Brooklyn [1908]

Mount Manresa Jesuit Retreat House - Staten Island [1911]
www.manreasi.org

Regis High School - Manhattan [1914]
www.regis-nyc.org

Church of St. Anthony - Oceanside [1927 - Entrusted to the Society in 1980]
www.stanthonyoceanside.org/

Loyola House of Retreats -Morristown, N.J. [1927]
www.loyola.org

St. Ignatius Retreat House - Manhasset [First given to the Society in 1937, it became a retreat house in 1963 and is also known as "Inisfada"]
www.inisfada.net

LeMoyne College - Syracuse [1947]
www.lemoyne.edu

McQuaid Jesuit School - Rochester [1954]
www.mcquaid.org

Nativity Mission Center Middle School -Manhattan [1971]
www.nynativity.org

Church of St. Aloysius - Manhattan [1899 - Entrusted to the Jesuits in 1985]

Saint Ignatius Middle School - Hunts Point, Bronx [1995]
www.nynativity.org

Brooklyn Jesuit Prep Middle School - Crown Heights, Brooklyn [2003]
www.nynativity.org

Church of St. Mary of the Assumption - Staten Island [1853 - Entrusted to the Jesuits in 2004] In 2006, St. Mary of the Assumption was given responsibility for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel-St. Benedicata [1913]


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		A Brief History of the New York Province In 1846, French Jesuits arrived in New York City from Kentucky at the invitation of then Archbishop Hughes to assume responsibility for a small college and seminary, St. John's, that he had founded north of the City in the Fordham district. The assumption of this responsibility marked not only the beginning of Fordham University but the New York-Canada Mission as well. Although the Jesuits of the Mission did good work, the problems associated with operating across linguistic and cultural boundaries proved to be significant. In 1879, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus disbanded the New York-Canada mission and gave responsibility for the American section to the Maryland Province which was renamed the Maryland-New York Province. In Western New York, the German Province had established a Buffalo Mission to serve the large number of German immigrants in the region. The Jesuits founded two parishes in the 1850s and then Canisius College in 1870. The Maryland-New York Province was given responsibility for these works in 1907. The steady growth in the number of Jesuits in the United States in the twentieth century led to a number of administrative realignments. In 1926, the six New England states were established as their own Province, headquartered in Boston. In 1943, Maryland and New York were separated with New York retaining responsibility for all of New York and part of northern New Jersey. New York itself was split with the establishment of the Buffalo Province in 1960 which assumed responsibility for the works of the Society in upstate New York. With the changes that occurred in the Church and in American society in the 1960s, there was a steady decline in vocations leading to the reincorporation of the Buffalo Province into the New York Province in 1969. The Jesuits of New York have served the universal Church and Society through our service of the people of the Philippines, Micronesia and Nigeria-Ghana. In 1958, the Philippines became its own Province as did Nigeria-Ghana in 2005. Jesuits from New York continue to serve in these Provinces as well as in Micronesia which remains a dependent region of New York. Our work in Micronesia is helped through our long-standing relationship with the Province of Indonesia which has supplied needed personnel to the works of Micronesia. The international dimension of our work is also reflected in a new relationship that is being forged between New York and the Antilles Province. The Antilles Province serves the needs of the peoples of the Caribbean who have become an important part of the growing immigrant population in New York and throughout the United States. Province Archivist: Rev. Peter Schineller, SJ [schineller@nysj.org] Current Institutions of the New York Province and Their Founding Fordham University - Bronx, Manhattan, Tarrytown [Founded in 1841 and given to the Society in 1846 as St. John's College, it assumed its current name and status as a university in 1907.] www.fordham.edu Fordham Prep - Bronx [1841] www.fordhamprep.org Xavier High School and St. Francis Xavier Parish Church - Manhattan [1847 - Began as a college and church.] www.xavierhs.org www.sfxavier.org Church of St. Michael - Buffalo [1852] Church of St. Ignatius Loyola - Manhattan [1866 - Entrusted to the Society. Originally, it was under the patronage of St. Lawrence O'Toole.] www.saintignatiusloyola.org Canisius College - Buffalo [1870] www.canisius.edu Canisius High School - Buffalo [1870] www.canisiushigh.org St. Peter's University - Jersey City [1872 - 'Re-founded' in 1930 after having closed in 1918] www.spc.edu St. Peter's Prep - Jersey City [1872] www.stpetersprep.org Jesuit Martyrs Shrine - Auriesville, N.Y. [1885] www.martyrshrine.org Loyola School - Manhattan [1900] www.loyola-nyc.org Church of St. Ignatius - Brooklyn [1908] Mount Manresa Jesuit Retreat House - Staten Island [1911] www.manreasi.org Regis High School - Manhattan [1914] www.regis-nyc.org Church of St. Anthony - Oceanside [1927 - Entrusted to the Society in 1980] www.stanthonyoceanside.org/ Loyola House of Retreats -Morristown, N.J. [1927] www.loyola.org St. Ignatius Retreat House - Manhasset [First given to the Society in 1937, it became a retreat house in 1963 and is also known as "Inisfada"] www.inisfada.net LeMoyne College - Syracuse [1947] www.lemoyne.edu McQuaid Jesuit School - Rochester [1954] www.mcquaid.org Nativity Mission Center Middle School -Manhattan [1971] www.nynativity.org Church of St. Aloysius - Manhattan [1899 - Entrusted to the Jesuits in 1985] Saint Ignatius Middle School - Hunts Point, Bronx [1995] www.nynativity.org Brooklyn Jesuit Prep Middle School - Crown Heights, Brooklyn [2003] www.nynativity.org Church of St. Mary of the Assumption - Staten Island [1853 - Entrusted to the Jesuits in 2004] In 2006, St. Mary of the Assumption was given responsibility for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel-St. Benedicata [1913]