St. Mary Parish, Torrington
St. Mary Parish | |
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Coordinates: 41°48′36.2″N 73°07′40.4″W / 41.810056°N 73.127889°W | |
Location |
61 Forest Center Torrington, Connecticut |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Founded | October 26, 1919 |
Founder(s) | Polish immigrants |
Dedication | St. Mary |
Dedicated | October 5, 1921 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Hartford |
Province | Hartford |
Division | Vicariate: Waterbury |
Subdivision | Litchfield |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Most Rev. Leonard Paul Blair, S.T.D. |
Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Christie Macaluso, D.D. |
Vicar(s) | Rev. James M. Sullivan |
Pastor(s) | Rev. John C. Granato |
St. Mary Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Torrington, Connecticut, United States.
- Founded on October 26, 1919. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.
History
On October 26, 1919, St. Mary Parish was created when Fr. John Kowalski was named first pastor. He celebrated the first Masses for St. Mary in St. Francis chapel. A basement church was completed in 1921 and dedicated on October 5, 1921 by Bishop John Joseph Nilan. The completed church was dedicated on May 30, 1927.
Bibliography
- The 150'th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
- The Official Catholic Directory in USA
External links
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