Jakub W.J. Pacholski
Jakub Wałenty Jan Pacholski, better known in America as Monsignor James W.J. Pacholski, was born on May 24, 1862, in the village of Pączewo, located in the Polish region of Kociewie. Biography Pacholski was educated at Pelplin and Wejherowo Wejherowo ( csb, Wejrowò; german: Neustadt in Westpreußen, formerly Weyhersfrey) is a city in Gdańsk Pomerania, northern Poland, with 48,735 inhabitants (2021). It has been the capital of Wejherowo County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 199 ..., and studied for the priesthood at Leuven, Belgium. After emigration to the United States, he completed his studies at Saint Thomas Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he was ordained to the priesthood on June 18, 1886. Just one month after his ordination, Reverend Pacholski was called upon to organize Holy Cross Parish in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis. He served as pastor at Holy Cross until 1894. He was then transferred to the Diocese of Winona and installed as pastor of St. Stanis ...
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