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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.
Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish | |
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42°15′6″N 71°47′53″W | |
Location | 34 Ward Street Worcester, Massachusetts |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | Parish website |
History | |
Founded | 29 November 1906 |
Founder(s) | Polish immigrants |
Dedication | Our Lady of Czestochowa |
Administration | |
Division | Cluster 42 |
Province | Boston |
Diocese | Worcester |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Robert Joseph McManus |
Vicar(s) | Rev. Edward Michalski |
Pastor(s) | Rev. Richard Polek |
Name of the parish is linked with the cult of Black Madonna of Częstochowa.
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.[citation needed]
The Polish immigrants of Worcester for the most part, came from the northeastern Poland, Podlaskie Voivodeship counties, such as Lomza.[citation needed]
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