Sacred Heart Church-Punahou, Gothic Revival church in Wilder Avenue, Honolulu, USA.
Sacred Heart Church on Wilder Avenue is a house of worship in Gothic Revival style with characteristic pointed arches and vaulted ceilings. The large stained glass windows were designed and made in France in the early 1900s.
Father Clement Evrard established the parish in 1864, and the current building was commissioned by Father Stephen Alencastre and completed in 1914. The structure was built to serve the growing Catholic community in Hawaii.
The parish began with French priest Father Clement Evrard, who arrived in Honolulu in 1864 on the same ship as Father Damien and started a mission among the city's Portuguese community. Father Stephen Alencastre, of Portuguese ancestry, attended the chapel as a youth and was ordained there in 1902 after studies in Leuven, Belgium. Bachelot Memorial Hall, dedicated in 1923, is named after Alexis John Augustine Bachelot, whose 1827 arrival established the first permanent Catholic mission in the Kingdom of Hawaii.
The church is easily accessible in a residential neighborhood and holds services multiple times throughout the week. Visitors can stop by anytime to view the architecture or join regular worship services.
The three buildings were placed to enclose a private open space with direct access to each, a layout designed by Newcomb and Guylor R. Miller. The stained glass windows were made in France, and the 1914 dedication was presided over by Bishop Libert H. Boeynaems.
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