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Quigley, Silverius J. (1880-1960)
Rev. Silverius J. Quigley, O. Carm. (born Joseph Quigley, March 6, 1880 – July 1960) was a Carmelite priest, educator, and church builder whose nearly six decades of priestly service shaped Catholic life in Englewood and Teaneck, New Jersey. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,… -
Brann, Henry Athanasius (1837-1921)
Henry Athanasius Brann was a Catholic priest, rector, educator, writer, and church builder whose long career bridged Ireland, Rome, New York, and northern New Jersey during the second half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth. His life and ministry reflected the… -
Ward, Charles W. (?-1887)
Charles W. Ward was an Episcopal clergyman who served as rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church during the 1880s. He was the son of James Harman Ward, a distinguished U.S. Navy officer and nationally known military intellectual. James H. Ward was one of the founders of the U.S.…Tags Religion -
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church was organized in 1865. The first church building was finished in 1866. The second church building was finished in 1899. The Parish House was completed in 1916. The east side addition was built in 1922. The first priest was Ozi William Whitaker.Tags Religion -
St. Anthony's Orthodox Church of Englewood
St. Anthony's Orthodox Church was the first Pan-Orthodox Parish in North America. In 1956 Mitchell Moore, Theodore Maloof, Abraham G. Debs, George Shamyer, Edward Deeb, Alex Sahadi, and George A. Hatab started the mission. They began the congregation at St. Paul's Episcopal…Tags Religion -
Harris, Thomas J. B. (1884-1992)
Rev. Dr. Thomas J. B. Harris was a Presbyterian minister, educator, civil-rights organizer, military chaplain, and political strategist whose life and leadership shaped Englewood and Bergen County’s Black civic institutions for more than seventy years. Widely regarded as an…Tags Religion -
Farrakhan, Louis (1933-?)
Louis Farrakhan (born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933) is a prominent African American religious leader, orator, and political figure best known for his leadership of the Nation of Islam (NOI). Over the course of his long public life, Farrakhan emerged as one of the most… -
Mehfil-e-Shahe-Khorasan
The Mehfil-e-Shahe-Khorasan is a mosque in Englewood. It was established in 1975. The original building caught fire in 1978.Tags Religion -
The News in Brief, The Rev. T.W.L. Roundtree.
A short paragraph explains how the Rev. T.W.L. Roundtree (likely I.W.L. Roundtree), the African Methodist Episcopal Church pastor in Englewood, was banned from Dwight Chapel due to a controversy with those who led the church. -
Booth, William Agur (1805-1895)
William A. Booth (1805–1895) was a prominent nineteenth-century businessman, financier, railroad organizer, and philanthropist whose long career helped shape the commercial and institutional life of New York and the expanding United States. He died in Englewood, New Jersey, in…