St. Adalbert's Parish (Providence, Rhode Island)
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St. Adalbert Parish | |
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41°49′29.4″N 71°26′44″W / 41.824833°N 71.44556°W | |
Location | 866 Atwells Avenue Providence, Rhode Island |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | Parish website |
History | |
Founded | 1902 |
Founder(s) | Polish immigrants |
Dedication | St. Adalbert |
Administration | |
Province | Hartford |
Diocese | Providence |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, D.D. |
Pastor(s) | Rev. Marek S. Kupka |
St. Adalbert Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
History
[edit]The parish was founded in 1902. It is one of the oldest Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Providence.
Building
[edit]The church was designed by the eminent architect Henry F. Ludorf of Hartford, CT.
See also
[edit]- Catholic Church in the United States
- Catholic parish church
- Index of Catholic Church articles
- Pastoral care
Bibliography
[edit]- 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 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
- A short parish history from the 1957 Jubilee Book - St. Joseph Parish - Central Falls RI. the internet Polish Genealogical Source. 1957.
- The Official Catholic Directory in USA
Ludorf, Henry F. "AIA Architect Roster Questionnaire, 1946" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
External links
[edit]- Official site of the Holy See
- Parish Website
- St. Adalbert - Diocesan information
- St. Adalbert - ParishesOnline.com
Categories:
- Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence
- Polish-American culture in Rhode Island
- Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England
- Churches in Providence, Rhode Island
- Roman Catholic parishes and churches in Rhode Island
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- Northeastern United States church stubs
- Rhode Island religious building and structure stubs
- Providence, Rhode Island building and structure stubs