St. Mary Parish, Torrington

St. Mary Parish
Coordinates: 41°48′36.2″N 73°07′40.4″W / 41.810056°N 73.127889°W / 41.810056; -73.127889
Location 61 Forest Center
Torrington, Connecticut
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Founded October 26, 1919 (1919-10-26)
Founder(s) Polish immigrants
Dedication St. Mary
Dedicated October 5, 1921 (1921-10-05)
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.

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