Holy Name of Jesus Parish (Stamford, Connecticut)

Holy Name of Jesus Parish
Coordinates: 41°02′39.4″N 73°32′33.7″W / 41.044278°N 73.542694°W / 41.044278; -73.542694
Location 4 Pulaski Street
Stamford, Connecticut
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Founded July 19, 1903 (1903-07-19)
Founder(s) Polish immigrants
Dedication Holy Name of Jesus
Administration
Diocese Bridgeport
Province Hartford
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. Frank Joseph Caggiano
Vicar(s) Fr. Damian Pielesz
Pastor(s) Fr. Pawel Hrebenko

Holy Name of Jesus Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Stamford, Connecticut, United States.

Founded on July 19, 1903. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Bridgeport.

History

Holy Name of Jesus Church is the second oldest Catholic Church in Stamford.

The existing church was built in 1925 to plans supplied by architect Henry F. Ludorf of Hartford, CT.

Holy Name of Jesus Church was covered in a Multiple Property Submission study of Downtown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Jan Cunningham and John Herzan (April 15, 1987). "Multiple Property Study: Downtown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes (Thematic Resources)". National Park Service.

Bibliography

  • Bonarigo, Anthony V. (2004). Holy Name of Jesus Parish centennial album - years 1903-2003. Stamford, Connecticut: Holy Name of Jesus Parish.
  • The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
  • Kruszka, Waclaw (1998). A History of the Poles in America to 1908. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press - Part III: Poles in the Eastern and Southern States.
  • The Official Catholic Directory in USA


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