St. Anthony of Padua Parish (Fairfield, Connecticut)

St. Anthony of Padua Parish
Coordinates: 41°08′17.7″N 73°16′4.5″W / 41.138250°N 73.267917°W / 41.138250; -73.267917
Location 149 South Pine Creek Road
Fairfield, Connecticut
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website Parish website
History
Founded 1927 (1927)
Founder(s) Polish immigrants
Dedication St. Anthony of Padua
Administration
Diocese Bridgeport
Province Hartford
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. William E. Lori
Pastor(s) Rev. John P. Baran

St. Anthony of Padua Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Founded in 1927. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Bridgeport. The architect of the 1970 church was Anthony J. DePace of New York.

References

    • 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. ISBN 978-0-8132-0809-1.
    • The Official Catholic Directory in USA. National Register Publishing. 2012.


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