The Parish
Begins
Resurrection Roman
Catholic Church was established by Bishop J. F. Regis Canevin, D.D. in 1909. It was carved out of territories which had been
a part of St. Canice Parish, Knoxville (1892), to the north; St. Wendelin Parish, Carrick (1874), to the east; and St. Catherine
Parish, Banksville (1902), - later moved to Beechview—to the west. At this time, the community of Brookline was growing
exponentially, and the resident Catholic population was growing with it.
Bishop Canevin and his staff recognized the need for a new parish. As Catholics continued to
build homes in Brookline, it became evident that a new parish was needed to help meet their spiritual needs. On May 3, 1909,
the Diocese brought 12 lots from the West Liberty Development Company. The current Creedmoor Court (the old school building)
and the Rectory now stand on that property.
Sixteen days later, Father James L. Quinn received his assignment from Bishop Canevin, and by May 25, 1909, the boundary
lines had been drawn and the parish had been named. The new pastor used his own birthday as inspiration for naming the Church
of the Resurrection. Father Quinn had been born on Easter Sunday, 1869.