Immaculate Conception Parish, Southington
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| Immaculate Conception Parish | |
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 Immaculate Conception Church | |
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| 41°35′45.6″N 72°53′16″W / 41.596000°N 72.88778°W | |
| Location | 130 Summer Street Southington, Connecticut |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Parish website |
| History | |
| Founded | September 19, 1915 |
| Founder(s) | Polish immigrants |
| Dedication | Immaculate Conception |
| Dedicated | October 28, 1923 |
| Administration | |
| Division | Vicariate: New Haven |
| Subdivision | Meriden |
| Province | Hartford |
| Archdiocese | Hartford |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Most Rev. Leonard Paul Blair, D.D. |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. Daniel Wojtun |
| Deacon(s) | Rev. Wayne Griffin |
Immaculate Conception Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Southington, Connecticut, United States. Founded on September 19, 1915. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.
History
[edit]In 1904 the Polish immigrants organized the Guardian Angel Society in an effort to found a Polish parish. In 1906, a committee of the society asked Bishop Michael Tierney for a Polish priest. None was then available. By 1910 Bishop John Joseph Nilan sent Fr. John Sullivan to serve the immigrants within St. Thomas Parish. A new Polish Catholic parish was officially approved in September 1915 by Bishop John Joseph Nilan. Property was secured as a future church site, along with a house to serve as a rectory. On September 19, 1915, Fr. Woroniecki celebrated the first parish Mass at a hall belonging to the Polish Falcons. On July 9, 1916, Bishop John Joseph Nilan dedicated the basement church of Immaculate Conception Parish. The completed church was finally dedicated on October 28, 1923.
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
- The Official Catholic Directory in USA
External links
[edit]- Immaculate Conception - Diocesan information Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Immaculate Conception - ParishesOnline.com
- Archdiocese of Hartford
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