St. Joseph Parish, Rockville

St. Joseph Parish
Coordinates: 41°52′5.9″N 72°27′50.6″W / 41.868306°N 72.464056°W / 41.868306; -72.464056
Location 33 West Street
Rockville, Connecticut
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website Parish website
History
Founded April 26, 1905 (1905-04-26)
Founder(s) Polish immigrants
Dedication St. Joseph
Administration
Parish Pauline
Diocese Norwich
Province Hartford
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. Michael Richard Cote
Vicar(s) Rev. Rafal Walczyk, Ass't. Vicar O.S.P.P.E.
Pastor(s) Pastor, Bogdan Olzacki, O.S.P.P.E.
Laity
Organist(s) Mark Roszczewski (Ro-shef-ski)
St. Joseph Church Rockville Connecticut
interior in January 2011.

St. Joseph Parish - originally established in 1905 for Polish immigrants in Rockville, Connecticut, United States. St. Joseph church has been a multi-ethnic parish since the 1950s under Fr. Hyacinth Lepak (1949–1975) and continues to be a diversely ethnic American parish community. ( See "History" link at www.stjosephct.org for additional background). Visit St. Joseph Church on your tablet or phone for more parish community news and resources.

Pastors

  • Rev. Charles Wotypka (1905–1908)
  • Rev. Joseph Culkowski (1908–1909)
  • Rev. Maximilian Soltysek (1909–1917)
  • Rev. Leon Wierzynski (1917–1918)
  • Rev. Franciszek Wladasz (1918–1922)
  • Rev. Stefan Bartkowski (1922–1927)
  • Rev. Zygmunt Woroniecki (1927–1949)
  • Rev. Hyacinth Lepak (1949–1975)
  • Rev. Aloysius Kisluk (1975–1988)
  • Rev. Joseph Hanks (1988–1994)
  • Rev. Joseph M. Olczak (1994–2008)
  • Fr. Krzysztof Wieliczko O.S.P.P.E. (2008–2010)
  • Fr. Krzysztof Drybka O.S.P.P.E. (2010- current)
  • Fr. Bogdan Olzacki O.S.P.P.E. (2016- current)

Bibliography

  • Olson, James Stuart (1987). Catholic immigrants in America. St. Mary of Czestochowa Church.
  • The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
  • Geller, Herbert F. Ethnic History Series: European Immigrants and the Catholic Church of Connecticut, 1870-1920. THE SUNDAY POST: Dolores Liptak.
  • The Official Catholic Directory in USA
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