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Kilbride Mission, the predecessor body to Corpus Christi Parish, was founded ca. 1863 by Bishop
John T. Mullock. A stone church, dedicated to St. Bride, was built in what is now Kilbride
Cemetery on Bay Bulls Road and Bishop Mullock celebrated the first mass in the new church on
February 1, 1863.
St. Bride’s was destroyed by fire in 1892, however, mass continued to be
celebrated in a school building located near the Kilbride Cemetery.
The Kilbride Mission was administered from the Cathedral Parish between 1863-1872 and later from
St. Patrick’s Parish between 1872 and 1917. In 1917, Archbishop Roche elevated Corpus Christi to
the status of an independent parish.
Corpus Christi initially was without a church of its own. The Parish made a financial contribution
towards the expenses of the Chapel at Littledale, part of the Sisters of Mercy St. Bride’s Convent
complex, and used the facility as a parish church until the construction of the present-day
structure located at 260 Waterford Bridge Road, St. John’s (dedicated on August 19, 1923 to Corpus
Christi).
Under the denominational education system, Corpus Christi Parish maintained close connections with
the Catholic schools operating within its boundaries.
These included St. Joseph’s Elementary School, St. Augustine’s Elementary School, and St. Bride’s Academy. In 1975, St. Joseph’s was closed and replaced by Beaconsfield Elementary.
Societies and associations active within the parish have included the Holy Name Society, the Ladies’ Association (formerly St. Anne’s Society), the Altar Guild, the Legion of Mary, the St. Vincent de Paul Society, the Catholic Women’s League, and the Knights of Columbus (this list is not exhaustive).
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