About St. Thomas More Church

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Parish History

St. Thomas More Parish is one of 87 parishes in the Diocese of Bridgeport. It was carved out of St. John's Parish on September 16, 1966 -- the part of Darien north of the railroad tracks. Originally the home of St. John's Parochial School, the property which included the school, a rectory, and convent, became the new parish. Monsignor Edward Howley was the founding pastor. A fund-raising campaign to construct a church building was begun in 1971. Through the dedication and generosity of hundreds of people, the church building became a reality and was dedicated on October 27, 1973.

1973 Blueprint      1973 Description      Stained Glass Windows     

St. John's was dedicated as a Mission Church on December 15, 1889. It was founded as St. John Parish on May 1, 1895. Prior to 1889, Catholics of Darien worshipped at St. John the Evangelist Church in Stamford, the first Roman Catholic Church to be established in the Stamford area.

Rev. J. Barry Furey was appointed second pastor on January 2, 1998.