St. Adalbert Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in

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. Founded in 1915, it is one of the

Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes - founded by Polish immigrants in New England, United States from 1887. There are 78 Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in 10 dioceses. Fr. Franciszek Chalupka was the founder of the first Polish-Ameri ...

in the Archdiocese of Hartford. In 2017, St. Adalbert was merged with St. Patrick Parish in Enfield to form St. Raymond of Penafort parish. Both church buildings remain open for regularly scheduled worship within the consolidated parish.

History

On September 1, 1907, Bishop of

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, Michael Tierney made the priest Paul W. Piechocki responsible for the Polish immigrants. Bishop

John Joseph Nilan John Joseph Nilan (August 1, 1855 – April 13, 1934) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Hartford from 1910 until his death in 1934. Biography John Nilan was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts and rec ...

established St. Adalbert Parish on January 17, 1915. Stanislaus Federkiewicz was named first pastor. The first Mass was offered in the unfinished church basement on Christmas 1915. Nilan dedicated the lower church on May 7, 1916. Finally, the completed St. Adalbert Parish was dedicated by Bishop

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on July 8, 1928. St Adalbert Church build has been closed by the Archdiocese of Hartford and the buildings are for sale. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/Church-Complex-Redevelopment-Opportunit/27724332/

Bibliography

* John P. Gwozdz, ''A Place of Their Own. A History of Saint Adalbert Church, Enfield, Connecticut, 1915-1990'', reviewed in ''Polish American Studies'', Vol. 48, No. 2 (Autumn, 1991), pp. 87–89. * * The Official Catholic Directory in USA

External links

St. Adalbert - Diocesan information

St. Raymond of Penafort Parish (St. Adalbert Church) - Catholicmasses.org

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