The 1900 diocesan history discusses West Haven’s Catholic community on printed pages 355–357 and names the first resident pastor appointed May 1, 1895.
Evidence, credit & reuse: Historical source contains an apparent 1885/1886 chronology inconsistency around early Masses and construction; building date/address require corroboration before a finished profile. External source reference; the complete source is not reproduced in this download.
Source: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source
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Silent Grounds Collective, Historic Churches of New Haven and West Haven, SGC-NHCH-031, NHCH-019, “St. Lawrence’s Parish, West Haven — period-history lead.” Source: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source. https://archive.org/details/historyofdiocese00odon. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.