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St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
The congregation was organized by Irish immigrants in 1824 making it Troy's seventh religious organization, holding its first service in 1825. Worship first occurred in a schoolhouse on the corner of 2nd and Ferry Street and then in the Troy courthouse before its 1827 demolition. On October 28th 1826 lot 214 at the northeast corner of 2nd and Hutton Street in downtown Troy. On February 19th 1827 the trustees were elected and the Church was incorporated, making it the first Catholic church in Troy. The church's frame was built in 1829. In 1834 a 40-foot brick section was added which made the building making the building length now eighty feet, and its width forty feet. The parish house was added in 1836. Lamps were added in 1840 followed by an organ from Christ Episcopal Church that was paid for in installments. The original church was destroyed by a fire sparked by the stovepipe on February 10th 1848. The existing structure was erected in 1849 and was dedicated on December 16th that year by the Right Rev. John McCloskey, Bishop of Albany. A ten-bell chime, cast of Lake Superior copper and India tin by the Meneely Bell Company, was added to the tower in 1896.

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A parish school was started by Rev. Havermans in the basement in 1852, a permanent building was built in 1854 St. Peter’s High School was closed in 1929 and consolidated into Catholic Central High School, and the old building was repurposed for an elementary school. A Lyceum, for public lectures, concert, and athletics were also organized in 1885.

Notable figure:
Reverend Peter Havermans had been born in the Netherlands in 1816 and ordained in Ghent, Belgium in 1830. He arrived in Twas assigned by Bishop John Hughes to work in Troy with the city’s 1,200 Catholics. On June 3, 1842, Havermans became pastor of St. Peter’s Church The congregation at Troy continued to grow, and was so prosperous during the first eighteen months in which he was its pastor that they were able to pay off the whole debt of the church. He was heavily involved in the Troy community. He founded Troy's leading Roman Catholic schools, built three churches, and established various charity programs to name a few of his accomplishments. Fifty-five years after his arrival the city's Catholic population had grown to 40,000. At the age of ninety he still officiated masses to crowds on eight thousand at St. Mary's. Father Havermans was so adored by parishioners that thousands across the city celebrated his ninetieth birthday. He passed away in 1897 at the age of 91 and was buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Recent History
As worshippers began to move to the suburbs in the 1960s the number of those at the church steadily declined. In 2009, the diocese began a mass consolidation of its churches, closing 33 sites. St. Peter’s celebrated its last Mass on May 31, just after it had celebrated its 185th anniversary. The parish formally closed on August 31, It was the third oldest catholic church in the United States

St. Mary's (1843)
Rev. Peter Havermans, in charge of St. Peter’s Church, wanted to provide the Irish people residing in the southern part of the city with a convenient building to engage in religious services. In 1843 he obtained the sanction of Bishop Hughes to collect moneys to build a church there. The lot was purchased on May 27th 1843 on the corner of Third and Washington street in downtown Troy in the name of the trustees of St. Peter's Church. Father Havernmans collected three thousand dollars in Troy for the new church After all that could be collected in Troy had been received, Father Havermans began to call on Catholics out of the city; collecting around four thousand dollars between Troy and Rochester and Philadelphia. By Christmas the church was under roof, and mass was celebrated in it for the first time by Rev. Anthony Farley, Father Havermans' assistant. The resolution of not taking any of the funds of St. Peter's Church was strictly adhered. The church was dedicated on August 15th 1844.

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While the city had some social services they were not prepared to arrival of masses of poor, starving, sick Irish immigrants in 1845-1848 the Great Famine. Numerous sheds were erected upon the hills, near the poor-house, for their accommodation. Many of the sick were Irish Catholics and were all continually attended from St. Mary's Church by Father Havermans who began to raise funds for a Catholic hospital. The Troy (Catholic) Hospital was completed in 1850 and operated by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. The Sisters of Charity were brought to the city by Father Havermans to make a permanent Catholic school. The Christian Brothers were later sent to Troy as well. Both these organizations helped with various community outreach and charity works. Such as St. Mary’s Male Orphan Asylum which founded in 1850 by the Brothers Starting in 1848 some rooms in the Troy Hospital were also used to cared for orphans. This lead to the formation St. Mary’s Female Orphan Asylum which was renamed in 1865 to the St. Vincent Female Orphan Asylum. The hospital became the home of Catholic Central High School until 1952 when it became a part of the campus of Renssealer Polytechnic Institute.

Recent History
The cornerstone of the present church building was laid on May 27, 1900 by the Rt. Reverend Thomas M. A. Burke, Bishop of Albany who also presided at the dedication on May 8, 1904. St. Mary’s Church was permanently closed on Sunday, June 6, 2010 after 167 years of service.

St. Joseph's (1847)
Located on the northside of Jackson Street between 3rd and 4th Street. As more Irish settled near the iron mills of South Troy, a new church needed to be built to cater to the growing population. Thus, the site for the church was purchased in 1847 by Rev. Havermans. The foundation was made by men from the local iron Nail Works and the cornerstone was laid on May 21st 1847. In 1848 it was purchased by the Society of Jesus for six thousand dollars and the building was dedicated on November 6th 1853. It was a proud symbol for the Irish community that became know as "The Ironworkers' church" as many Irish ironworkers attended the church. Many of these workers were members of local labor unions. These hard workers found solace from their long work weeks and a community at the church.

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The Church maintained a seminary on the grounds of Troy University. It was known as St. Joseph's Theological Seminary of the Province of New York. The seminary trained hundreds of priests until it closed during the 1890s. In 1896, it became a Scholasticate of the Christian Brothers. It was used for a variety of purposes afterwards until it was purchased by RPI in 1958 and razed in 1969 to create Folsom Library.

Recent History
In 1970, St. Joseph's became a Carmelite Community. St. Joseph Church, Food Pantry, Cemetery, and Priory continue to be administered by Carmelite Priests under the patronage of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. The Church is still in operation. It is also host to the second largest collection of Tiffany Stained Glass Windows of which tours are given.

St. Augustine's (1842)
The Catholic Church of the Village of Lansingburgh was incorporated in a wooden church bought by Keating Rawson for $1000. Holding its first mass on Sunday, June 5, 1842. Keating, an Anglican converted to the Catholic Church in 1820 after marrying Annie Eustace, a woman with a strong Irish Catholic background, in 1785. Through various efforts of the congregation, the debt was paid back to Keating and the church was dedicated as St. John the Baptist. . St. Augustine’s Church was erected near the corner of 115th Street and Fourth Avenue and the first mass was held December 25, 1864. The old church of St. John the Baptist was renamed Rawson Hall and held many activities for the church as well as the school. In 1901, Lansingburgh was merged into the City of Troy, by the then Governor of New York, Theodore Roosevelt.

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The cornerstone for St. Augustine’s Academy laid was laid in November of 1899 and the school was chartered by the Board of Regents on July 1, 1901. Even though St. Augustine’s School became a school shared by many parishes its numbers declined rapidly from in its early days of 1,200 enrolled students to less than 200. After 147 years, St. Augustine’s School closed its doors on June 23, 2016.

Recent History
On August 10, 1956, the steeple was removed because of irreparable timbers. About 5,000 people watched as the cranes lowered the 8-ton steeple to the ground. St. Augustine's still open, as surrounding parishes began to close many of their traditions and parishioners traveled to the church. For example, the St. Patrick’s church's traditional Irish Mass is held in the Parish as a yearly celebration. St. Augustine’s Church also has the Baptismal Font from St. Patrick’s Church. Additionally, five windows from St. Paul’s were reinstalled in the church's Chapel.

St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church
The congregation organized in 1861 under the name of the Holy Trinity Church, a brick church was erected in June of 1863 under the name of St. Francis. The church moved to its present location the south side of Congress street on Ida Hill opposite 13th street, having its first service there on April 9th 1883. Rev Peter Havermans was pastor at the church from 1861 to 1866.

Recent History:
The church, later called St. Francis De Sales, was permanently closed on February 1, 2009. RPI’s Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity purchased the church building and rectory for $250,000 and took title to the property on February 4, 2011.

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
St. Patrick Parish of Troy was an off spring of St. Peter's Parish. In November 1871, Albany’s Bishop Conroy created St. Patrick’s parish and the Reverend John Joseph Swift was put in charge of the construction. Mass was first held on the first Sunday of September 1872 on the west side of 6th Avenue and River Street. In 1908, contributions toward the construction of the new church started being collected. By 1911, St. Patrick's Parish owned the land and buildings fronting 189 feet of River Street and the same distance on Sixth Avenue. On April 2nd, 1912 ground for the new church was broken and that corner stone was laid September 15th of that year

Recent History
The final mass at St. Patrick’s Church was celebrated on Sunday June 27, 2010. Although the church community is still active. The St. Patrick's Alumni Friends and Family still hosts there annual picnic, other events and special holiday services.

More Catholic Churches in Troy:

 * St. Michael's (1872)
 * St. Jean de Baptiste (French, 1850)
 * St. Lawrence's (German, 1860)
 * St. Paul the Apostle's (1890)
 * St. Anthony's (Italian, 1903)
 * Sacred Heart (1907)
 * St. Anne's (Syrian, 1907)
 * Holy Trinity (Polish, 1908)
 * Our Lady of Victory (1921)