St. Michael the Archangel Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Derby, Connecticut, United States.
| St. Michael the Archangel Parish | |
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| 41°19′07″N 73°04′51″W / 41.31861°N 73.08083°W | |
| Location | 75 Derby Avenue Derby, Connecticut |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Parish website |
| History | |
| Founded | July 15, 1905 |
| Founder(s) | Polish immigrants |
| Dedication | St. Michael the Archangel |
| Dedicated | July 4, 1907 |
| Administration | |
| Division | Vicariate: Waterbury |
| Subdivision | Ansonia-Derby |
| Province | Hartford |
| Archdiocese | Hartford |
| Parish | Congregation of the Mission |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Most Rev. Leonard Paul Blair, S.T.D. |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Christie Macaluso, D.D. |
| Vicar(s) | Fr. Marek Sobczak C.M. |
| Pastor(s) | Fr. A. Rafal Kopystynski, C.M. |
- Founded in 1905. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.
History
editBishop of Hartford Michael Tierney established St. Michael the Archangel Parish on July 15, 1905. Fr. Stanislaus Konieczny C.M., of the Vincentian Fathers, was appointed founding pastor. Durrschmidt Hall on lower Main St. was rented for Masses, the first of which was celebrated on August 20, 1905. A new church was dedicated on July 4, 1907, by Fr. John Synnott, who represented Bishop of Hartford Michael Tierney. The architect was Joseph A. Jackson of Waterbury CT.
Bibliography
edit- The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
- The Official Catholic Directory in USA
External links
edit- St. Michael the Archangel - Diocesan information
- Archdiocese of Hartford
- St. Michael the Archangel - Discovermass.com
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