St. Stanislaus Parish, Fall River

St. Stanislaus Parish is a Roman Catholic parish designated for Polish immigrants in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States.

St. Stanislaus Parish
41°41′29″N 71°10′8.8″W
Location	36 Rockland Street Fall River, Massachusetts
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Parish website
History
Founded	1898 (1898)
Founder(s)	Polish immigrants
Dedication	St. Stanislaus
Administration
Province	Boston
Diocese	Fall River
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Edgar DaCunha
Pastor(s)	Very Rev. Thomas Washburn
Laity
Organist(s)	Valerie Polka

Founded in 1898, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Fall River. It also has a vibrant community, annual Polish festival, and a school. The students are educated not only in their faith and regular studies, but also Polish culture and language.

The Church is in the South End Neighborhood in Fall River, known for its historic Slavic communities, an example being the Ukrainian Catholic Church, St. John the Baptist, down the street, and the famed restaurant, Pattie's Pierogi's close by. The community is steeped in tradition, and Polish or not, the parishioners, as well as the students in the school, are instilled with strong Polish ethnic and national pride.

Bibliography

• Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish - Centennial 1893-1993. Our Lady of Czestochowa, Boston. 1993.
• The Official Catholic Directory in USA

External links

• St. Stanislaus Parish - TheCatholicDirectory.com Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River