Holy Name of Jesus Church (Stratford, Connecticut)

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Holy Name of Jesus Church
Holy Name of Jesus Church (Stratford, Connecticut)
Location 1950 Barnum Ave
Stratford, Connecticut
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
Architecture
Architect(s) Andrew G. Patrick
Administration
Diocese Bridgeport
Province Hartford
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. Frank Joseph Caggiano
Priest(s) Msgr. J. James Cuneo, J.C.D.
Pastor(s) Father Albert Pinciaro, III
Deacon(s) Deacon Daniel J. O'Connor

Holy Name of Jesus Parish is a Roman Catholic parish in Stratford, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.

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History

The original church now serves as the church hall. The gothic revival church was built to the designs of the highly regarded local church architect Andrew G. Patrick and completed in 1957.

In 1993, a suit was filed against the Diocese by two people claiming they were sexually abused by Reverend Raymond Pcolka. This suit was later joined by eleven more people and led to Pcolka's being defrocked. [1] [2]

Culture

Holy Name hosted the 99th anniversary meeting of Slovensky Katolícky Sokol Group 2, or The Slovak Alliance of Greater Bridgeport, a local chapter of a national Slovak cultural society, [3] and it is the location of monthly meetings of that chapter. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "History of Bridgeport diocese sex-abuse litigation". Connecticut Post. October 5, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ Renner, Gerald (January 9, 1993). "Priest Named in Second Assault Suit; 10 Accuse Him of Abuse". Hartford Courant.
  3. ↑ "Group 2 to host 28th St. Martin Day celebration on Sunday November 7" (PDF). The Slovak Catholic Falcon. September 22, 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ The Stratford Star : Saturday, June 26 (2010) subsection.

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