- Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, Worcester
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Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish 
Coordinates: 42°15′6″N 71°47′53″W / 42.25167°N 71.79806°W Location 34 Ward Street
Worcester, MassachusettsCountry United States Denomination Roman Catholic Website home.catholicweb.com/ourladyofczestochowa History Founded November 29, 1906 Founder(s) Polish immigrants Dedication Our Lady of Czestochowa Administration Diocese Worcester Province Boston Division Cluster 42 Clergy Bishop(s) Most Rev. Robert Joseph McManus Vicar(s) Rev. Ryszard Polek Pastor(s) Rev. Thaddeus X. Stachura Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
- Founded in 1903. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Worcester.
Name of the parish is linked with the cult of Black Madonna of Częstochowa.
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History
Assumption of parish is counted from the assignment of the first pastor, Fr. John Z. Moneta in 1903, however plans and the land purchase ware made many years earlier.
The Polish immigrants of Worcester for the most part, came from the northeastern Poland, Podlaskie Voivodeship counties, such as Lomza.
Pastors
- Rev. John Z. Moneta (1903-1907)
- Rev. Peter C. Reding (1907-1911)
- Rev. Joseph Tomikowski (1911-1913)
- Rev. Msgr. Bolesław A. Bojanowski (1913-1956)
- Rev. Msgr. Charles J. Chwałek (1956 - 1976)
- Rev. Msgr. Chester J. Janczukowicz (1976-1993)[1]
- Rev. Thaddeus X. Stachura (1993- )
Schools
Grade School
- St Mary's Grade School
High school
- St Mary's Jr & Sr High School - is a college preparatory school sponsored by Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish in the Diocese of Worcester, MA.
Polish language school
References
- ^ Fr. Chester J. Janczukowicz was born in the parish and served as a curate from 1954 until 1966.
- ^ http://www.jp-szkolapolska.org/
Bibliography
- Proko, Barbara; Baniukiewicz Janice (2003). The Polish Community of Worcester (MA).
- Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish – Celebrating our Hundredth Anniversary 1903-2003. Worcester, Massachusetts. 2003.
- 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 Official Catholic Directory in USA
External links
- Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish - ParishesOnline.com
- Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish - TheCatholicDirectory.com
- Diocese of Worcester
Categories:- Roman Catholic parishes and churches in Massachusetts
- Roman Catholic parishes of Diocese of Worcester
- Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England
- Roman Catholic church stubs
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