Click here to view the History of Sacred Heart Church
In 1897, Saint Patrick in Norwich opened a mission church in the section known as Norwichtown. The mission church was named in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It was dedicated a year later and served by Saint Patrick for four years. In 1902, growth of the mission church justified it’s establishment as a full parish with a resident pastor. Father Christopher McCann was the first resident pastor and served at the parish for 11 years. He was followed by father Charles Brennan, who had to deal with a serious fire in the church on Easter Sunday 1923.
Click here to view the History of St. John Mission
Saint John church, the oldest active mission east of the Mississippi, was dedicated on June 17, 1894, and became part of Sacred Heart Parish in 1960.
