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The Saint Adalbert Roman Catholic Church is a
The Saint Adalbert Roman Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church
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at 52-29 83rd Street in Elmhurst, Queens
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. It was founded in November 1892 primarily to serve immigrants from Poland who settled in the areas of Elmhurst, Maspeth
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and neighboring villages.
History
The Church
The first parishioners of the church were initially served by priests who are speakers of thePolish language
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and of priests of Polish
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descent since 1891. The first was Father Joseph Fyda. Father Fyda was succeeded by Reverend Monsignor Boleslaus Puchalski. Other priests who served the church included Reverend Doctor Adalbert Nawrocki and Monsignor Wiadyslaw Manka. The parish was transferred to the management of Franciscan Friars Minor Conventual in 1906. It still has staff who speak Polish despite of its diverse parishioners at present.
The church's current structure was built in 1947.
The School
There is also St. Adalbert Catholic Academy, which was established in 1892 and was also run by the church, until it was taken over by theDiocese of Brooklyn
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and became a Catholic Academy.
See also
*Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church (Maspeth, New York)
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* Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church
Saint Adalbert Catholic Academy
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External links
*Saint Adalbert Catholic Academy
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