St. John the Baptist Church
St. John the Baptist is a historic church in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and a former parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Fall River. At its closure, it had been the oldest Portuguese-American parish in the United States.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: New Bedford Fire Museum and Griffin Street Cemetery.
New Bedford Fire Museum
Museum
The New Bedford Fire Museum is a local history museum… New Bedford Fire Museum is situated 410 feet north of St. John the Baptist Church.
Griffin Street Cemetery
Cemetery
The Griffin Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Griffin Street Cemetery is situated 1,300 feet northeast of St. John the Baptist Church.
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Museum
The New Bedford Whaling Museum is a museum… New Bedford Whaling Museum is situated 3,100 feet north of St. John the Baptist Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bliss Corner and Fairhaven.
Smith Mills
Hamlet
Smith Mills is a census-designated place in the town… Smith Mills is situated 3½ miles west of St. John the Baptist Church.
St. John the Baptist Church
- Type: Church
- Description: Church in New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Categories: Protestant church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.62713° or 41° 37′ 38″ north
Longitude
-70.92694° or 70° 55′ 37″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
87HFJ3GF+V6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“St. John the Baptist Church” goes by many names.
- French: “église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de New Bedford”
- French: “Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de New Bedford”
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