Carmel (Polish: Matki Boskiej Szkaplerznej) is a Roman Catholic church in Bayonne, New Jersey.

[1][2] The name is a dedication to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order, hence the name Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Alexis John Iwanów, a priest of nineteen years, arrived in Bayonne in August 1899 and was officially appointed Pastor of Mt.

Carmel's founding, the other Roman Catholic parishes in Bayonne were St. Mary's (1861) St. Vincent's (1894), St. Henry's (German, 1889) and St. Joseph's (Slovak).

The Parish secured land on East 22nd Street where the Polish parishioners built a simple wooden chapel by hand (after working in the local industries).

On April 16, 1901, a Bill of Complaint was filed in the Chancery Division of the New Jersey Superior Court contesting the legal ownership of the original church property.

[18] A year later Paul Peter Rhode, the first Polish bishop in the United States, came from Chicago to bless the new church.

[19] Twice the church caught on fire, on December 12, 1912,[20] and on May 30, 1915,[21] The amortization of debt in 1917 preceded its consecration by John J. O'Connor (bishop of Newark) in that year.

[22] During World War II, nearly 3,000 parishioners served in the U.S. armed forces, and 103 gave their lives.

[23] In 1958, a complete restoration of the property took place and in following years a parking lot, parish center, and garages were added.