St. Joseph Parish, Central Falls

St. Joseph Parish is designated for Polish immigrants in Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States.

St. Joseph Parish
St. Joseph Parish

Location	391 High Street Central Falls, Rhode Island
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Founded	1905 (1905)
Founder(s)	Polish immigrants
Dedication	St. Joseph
Architecture
Architect(s)	John F. O'Malley[1]
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1915[1]
Administration
Diocese	Providence
Province	Hartford
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Thomas J. Tobin, D.D.
Pastor(s)	Dariusz G. Jonczyk

History

Founded in 1905, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Providence. The current building was designed in 1915 by Providence architect John F. O'Malley in the Gothic Revival style.[1]

References

American Contractor 30 Oct. 1915: 48. Chicago.

Bibliography

A short parish history from the 1957 Jubilee Book - St. Joseph Parish - Central Falls RI. the internet Polish Genealogical Source. 1957.
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.
The Official Catholic Directory in USA

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Central Falls, Rhode Island
Area	South Central Falls Historic District
Schools	Central Falls School District Central Falls High School
NRHP properties	Central Falls Congregational Church Central Falls Mill Historic District Central Street School Samuel B. Conant House David G. Fales House Benjamin F. Greene House Holy Trinity Church Jenks Park & Cogswell Tower South Central Falls Historic District St. Joseph Church St. Matthew Church (now Holy Spirit Parish) Valley Falls Mill, Office and Bath House
Other sites	Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility
This list is incomplete.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence
Bishops	Ordinaries Thomas Francis Hendricken Matthew Harkins William A. Hickey Francis Patrick Keough Russell McVinney Louis Edward Gelineau Robert Edward Mulvee Thomas Joseph Tobin Auxiliaries Thomas Francis Doran Denis Matthew Lowney Thomas Francis Maloney Bernard Matthew Kelly Kenneth Anthony Angell Robert Joseph McManus Robert C. Evans
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence Cathedral Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Parish churches St. Joseph Church, Central Falls St. Matthew's Church, Central Falls Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Coventry St. Paul Church, Cranston St. Mary's Church, Crompton St. Joseph's Church, Cumberland St. Mary's Church, Newport St. John the Baptist Church, Pawtucket St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception, Pawtucket Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Providence St. Adalbert's Church, Providence St. Joseph's Church, Providence St. Michael's Church, Providence St. Casimir Church, Warren Church of the Precious Blood, Woonsocket St. Ann's Church, Woonsocket St. Charles Borromeo Church, Woonsocket St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Woonsocket Former parish churches Holy Trinity Church, Central Falls Trinity Church, Pawtucket Immaculate Conception Church, Westerly
Education	Higher Education Providence College Salve Regina University High Schools Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick Bishop Keough Regional High School, Pawtucket La Salle Academy, Providence Mount Saint Charles Academy, Woonsocket Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth Prout School, Wakefield St. Mary Academy – Bay View, East Providence St. Raphael Academy, Pawtucket Former High School Our Lady of Fatima High School, Warren
Hospitals	Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, Providence St. Joseph's Hospital, Providence
Priests	Ernest Bertrand Boland Austin Dowling Salvatore Ronald Matano Daniel Patrick Reilly Francis Xavier Roque William Stang
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St. Joseph Parish, Central Falls

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