| Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish | |
|---|---|
Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish | |
| Coordinates: 42°11′.3″N72°21′19.5″W / 42.183417°N 72.355417°W | |
| Location | 84 K Street Turners Falls, Massachusetts |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Weekly attendance | [1] Chroniclesofcestochowa.webs.com |
| History | |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Founder(s) | Polish immigrants |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Czestochowa |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Springfield in Massachusetts |
| Province | Boston |
| Division | Region 4 |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Timothy A. McDonnell |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. Charles J DiMascola |
Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, United States.
Turners Falls is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Montague in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,470 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its name is generally used as a metonym for the entire town of Montague.
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Founded 1909, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts. The architect for the church was Donat R. Baribault of Springfield, MA
Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes - founded by Polish immigrants in New England, United States from 1887. There are 78 Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in 10 dioceses.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States comprising the counties of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Donat R. Baribault was an American architect who designed a number of Catholic churches, schools, convents and rectories in Western Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
