St. Adalbert's Parish (Providence, Rhode Island)

St. Adalbert Parish
Altar on Good Friday 2014
Coordinates: 41°49′29.4″N 71°26′44″W / 41.824833°N 71.44556°W / 41.824833; -71.44556
Location 866 Atwells Avenue
Providence, Rhode Island
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website Parish website
History
Founded 1902 (1902)
Founder(s) Polish immigrants
Dedication St. Adalbert
Administration
Diocese Providence
Province Hartford
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, D.D.
Pastor(s) Rev. Marek S. Kupka

St. Adalbert Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

History

The parish was founded in 1902. It is one of the oldest Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Providence.

Building

The church was designed by the eminent architect Henry F. Ludorf of Hartford, CT.

See also

    Bibliography

    • Kruszka, Waclaw (1998). A History of the Poles in America to 1908; Part III: Poles in the Eastern and Southern States. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press.
    • The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
    • A short parish history from the 1957 Jubilee Book - St. Joseph Parish - Central Falls RI. the internet Polish Genealogical Source. 1957.
    • The Official Catholic Directory in USA

    Ludorf, Henry F. "AIA Architect Roster Questionnaire, 1946" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.


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