Fortunately, I encountered this title during a Google search: "A brief historical Sketch of the Catholic Church on Long Island," by Patrick Mulrenan, 1871. The link is here.
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Recall that Long Island includes Brooklyn, Queens, and everywhere to Montauk Point. At that time, the diocese of Brooklyn included the entire island. What is now Nassau County was part of Queens County, and Brooklyn was a City.
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At the top left of the page at the above link, you will see a red button "Ebook Free." Yes, because the copyright has expired, Google can give you without charge what it scanned from the Harvard University library. Before you download, consider where you want to read this book, on your computer or on a tablet, because it will download only to the device that fetches it.
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Mulrenan's book is a valuable snapshot of the Diocese of Brooklyn and its parishes and good works, as observed in 1871. You may use the find tool to locate the parish, neighborhood, or person that is your particular interest. In general, histories of dioceses focus on the bishops more than on the parishes, even when they attempt to write from the ground up. The book, nevertheless, is a treasury of the growth of the church on our island. Highly recommended. I see copies for sale in the used book market also.
The caliber of information that you're offering is merely wonderful. Ian Filippini Santa Barbara
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