Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, Worcester
| Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish | |
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| 42°15′6″N 71°47′53″W / 42.25167°N 71.79806°W | |
| Location | 34 Ward Street Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Parish website |
| History | |
| Founded | 29 November 1906 |
| Founder(s) | Polish immigrants |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Czestochowa |
| Administration | |
| Division | Cluster 42 |
| Province | Boston |
| Diocese | Worcester |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Robert Joseph McManus |
| Vicar(s) | Rev. Edward Michalski |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. Richard Polek |
Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish – designated for Polish immigrants in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1903. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Worcester.
Name of the parish is linked with the cult of Black Madonna of Częstochowa.
History
[edit]Assumption of parish is counted from the assignment of the first pastor, Fr. John Z. Moneta in 1903, however plans and the land purchase ware made many years earlier.[citation needed]
The Polish immigrants of Worcester for the most part, came from the northeastern Poland, Podlaskie Voivodeship counties, such as Lomza.[citation needed]
Pastors
[edit]- Rev. John Z. Moneta (1903–1907)
- Rev. Peter C. Reding (1907–1911)
- Rev. Joseph Tomikowski (1911–1913)
- Rev. Msgr. Bolesław A. Bojanowski (1913–1956)
- Rev. Msgr. Charles J. Chwałek (1956–1976)
- Rev. Msgr. Chester J. Janczukowicz (1976–1993)[1]
- Rev. Thaddeus X. Stachura (1993–2014)
- Rev. Richard Polek (2014– )
Schools
[edit]Grade School
[edit]- St Mary's Grade School
High school
[edit]- St Mary's Jr & Sr High School – is a college preparatory school sponsored by Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish in the Diocese of Worcester, MA.
Polish language school
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fr. Chester J. Janczukowicz was born in the parish and served as a curate from 1954 until 1966.
- ^ http://www.jp-szkolapolska.org/ [permanent dead link]
Bibliography
[edit]- Proko, Barbara; Baniukiewicz Janice (2003). The Polish Community of Worcester (MA).
- Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish – Celebrating our Hundredth Anniversary 1903-2003. Worcester, Massachusetts. 2003.
- Kruszka, Waclaw (1998). A History of the Poles in America to 1908; Part III: Poles in the Eastern and Southern States. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press.
- The Official Catholic Directory in USA
External links
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- Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish – ParishesOnline.com
- Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish – TheCatholicDirectory.com Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Diocese of Worcester
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