St. Joseph Parish is designated for
Polish immigrants in
Central Falls, Rhode Island
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,
United States
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History
Founded in 1905, it is one of the
Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England
A number of Polish-American Catholic parishes were founded by Polish immigrants in New England, United States from 1887. There are 78 such parishes in 10 dioceses.
Fr Franciszek Chalupka was the founder of the first Polish-American parishes in Ne ...
in the
Diocese of Providence
The Diocese of Providence () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Rhode Island in the United States. The diocese was erected by Blessed Pope Pius IX on February 17, 1872.
The Diocese of Providence is a suffragan diocese of the Ar ...
. The current building was designed in 1915 by
Providence
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architect
John F. O'Malley in the
Gothic Revival
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style.
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See also
* Catholic Church in the United States
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* Catholic parish church
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* Pastoral care
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* The Haitian Project
References
Bibliography
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* The Official Catholic Directory in USA
External links
Official site of the Holy See
St. Joseph - Diocesan information
St. Joseph - ParishesOnline.com
Parish history
St. Joseph – Discovermass.com
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 County, Rhode Island
Central Falls, Rhode Island
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