ology ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁Oxford ▁English ▁Dictionary ▁site ▁ ▁Medic ines ▁Comp end ium ▁ ▁Category : Reference ▁works <0x0A> </s> ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁C emetery ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁c emetery ▁on ▁St aten ▁Island . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁jun ct ures ▁of ▁Clo ve ▁Road , ▁B ement ▁Avenue , ▁and ▁Ty ler ▁Place . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁c emetery ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁two ▁sections ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁Clo ve ▁Road . ▁The ▁offices ▁can ▁be ▁accessed ▁from ▁Ty ler ▁Place ▁or ▁by ▁entry ▁from ▁B ement ▁Avenue ▁at ▁Ty ler ▁Place . ▁The ▁oldest ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁c emetery ▁reflect ▁the ▁mostly ▁Irish ▁Catholic ▁community ▁that ▁once ▁compr ised ▁the ▁St aten ▁Island ▁Catholic ▁community . ▁ ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁c emetery ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Catholic ▁Par ish ▁ ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Catholic ▁church ▁and ▁parish ▁on ▁St aten ▁Island ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁Catholic ▁par ishes ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁and ▁originally ▁c ater ing ▁to ▁an ▁Irish ▁community ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁people . ▁▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁a ▁Qu ar antine ▁Hospital ▁had ▁been ▁located ▁in ▁Tom p kins ville , ▁St aten ▁Island , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s , ▁during ▁the ▁Irish ▁Pot ato ▁Fam ine , ▁many