Our History

Christ the King Parish was founded September 1938.

At the blessing ceremony Bishop Edwin O'Hara told the people the area was going to grow rapidly and encouraged them to plan for a school. In the fall of 1945 the basement of the church was divided into three classrooms and school opened with 46 children. By the fall of 1946 a new school was prepared for occupancy. It was made up of four classrooms and an office and cost $68,000. By 1950 there were 325 families.

When Msgr. Vincent Kearney came in 1958 there were 2029 Catholic children in the parish (925 were enrolled in the school) and 2457 adult Catholics. Additions were made to the school to accommodate the growing student population.

In March 1965, the gymnasium and cafeteria were added to the school.

When Fr. William Bauman came to Christ the King in 1984 there were 2,280 registered parishioners in the parish and there were 385 students in the school.

Fr. Mancuso joined Christ the King in 1992 but was with us only one year. Fr. John Weiss, our current pastor came in 1993. Between these two priests we have seen several much-needed renovations in the school including new gym restrooms, the addition of a computer lab and the remodeling of the cafeteria to accommodate a hot lunch program.