Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England

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Left: Fr. Franciszek Chalupka, founder of the first parishes in New England. Right: A 2001 map of New England.

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.

Fr. Franciszek Chalupka was the founder of the first Polish-American parishes in New England.

Parish
Parafia
(Polish)
 City
Archdiocese
or
Diocese
State
Established
date
Closed
date
Mass in
Polish
Our Lady of Czestochowa Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej Boston Boston Massachusetts 1893Yes
Our Lady of Ostrobrama Matki Boskiej Ostrobramskiej Brockton Boston Massachusetts 19142001
St. Hedwig Św. Jadwigi Cambridge Boston Massachusetts 19071995
St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika Chelsea Boston Massachusetts 19052020
St. Michael the Archangel Św. Michała Archanioła Haverhill Boston Massachusetts 19011998
St. Adalbert Św. Wojciecha Hyde Park Boston Massachusetts 19132011
Sacred Heart Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa Ipswich Boston Massachusetts 19081999
Holy Trinity Trójcy Świętej Lowell Boston Massachusetts 1904Yes
Holy Trinity Trójcy Świętej Lawrence Boston Massachusetts 19052004
St. Michael the Archangel Św. Michała Archanioła Lynn Boston Massachusetts 19062006
St. Casimir Św. Kazimierza Maynard Boston Massachusetts 19121997
St. Peter Św. Piotra Norwood Boston Massachusetts 19181997
St. John the Baptist Św. Jana Chrzciciela Salem Boston Massachusetts 1903Yes
Holy Cross Świętego Krzyża Fall River Fall River Massachusetts 19161997
St. Stanislaus Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika Fall River Fall River Massachusetts 1898No
St. Hedwig Św. Jadwigi New Bedford Fall River Massachusetts 19082004
St. Casimir Św. Kazimierza New Bedford Fall River Massachusetts 19272000
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Matki Bożej Nieustającej Pomocy New Bedford Fall River Massachusetts 19052022
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Matki Bożej Królowej Różańca Świętego Taunton Fall River Massachusetts 1909No
St. Stanislaus Kostka Św. Stanisława Kostki Adams Springfield Massachusetts 19022009
St. Anthony of Padua Św. Antoniego z Padwy Chicopee Springfield Massachusetts 19262009
St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika Chicopee Springfield Massachusetts 1891Yes
Sacred Heart of Jesus Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa Easthampton Springfield Massachusetts 19092010
Sacred Heart Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa Greenfield Springfield Massachusetts 19122009
Holy Rosary Różańca Świętego Hadley Springfield Massachusetts 19161998
Holy Trinity Trójcy Świętej Hatfield Springfield Massachusetts 19162009
Mater Dolorosa Matki Doloresy Holyoke Springfield Massachusetts 18962011
All Saints Wszystkich Świętych Housatonic Springfield Massachusetts 19132009
Immaculate Conception Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny Indian Orchard Springfield Massachusetts 1904Yes
Christ the King Chrystusa Króla Ludlow Springfield Massachusetts 1948Yes
St. John Cantius Św. Jana Kantego Northampton Springfield Massachusetts 19042010
Holy Family Świętej Rodziny Pittsfield Springfield Massachusetts 19122008
St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika South Deerfield Springfield Massachusetts 19082009
Our Lady of the Rosary Matki Bożej Różańcowej Springfield Springfield Massachusetts 19172018
Immaculate Conception Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny West Springfield Springfield Massachusetts 1905
Sts. Peter and Paul/Divine Mercy Parish Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła/Parafia Miłosierdzia Bożego Three Rivers Springfield Massachusetts 1903Yes
Our Lady of Czestochowa Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej Turners Falls Springfield Massachusetts 1909No
St. Mary Św. Marii Ware Springfield Massachusetts 1905Yes
Holy Trinity Trójcy Świętej Westfield Springfield Massachusetts 1903Yes
Our Lady of Jasna Gora Matki Bożej Jasnogórskiej Clinton Worcester Massachusetts 19132010
St. Andrew Bobola Św. Andrzeja Boboli Dudley Worcester Massachusetts 1963Yes
St. Joseph Św. Józefa Gardner Worcester Massachusetts 19082015
St. Hedwig Św. Jadwigi Southbridge Worcester Massachusetts 19162011
St. Joseph Św. Józefa Webster Worcester Massachusetts 1887Yes
St. Stanislaus Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika West Warren Worcester Massachusetts 1908No
Our Lady of Czestochowa Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej Worcester Worcester Massachusetts 1903Yes
St. Louis Św. Ludwika Portland Portland Maine 1915No
St. Joseph Św. Józefa Claremont Manchester New Hampshire 1922No
St. Stanislaus Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika Nashua Manchester New Hampshire 1908No
St. Joseph Św. Józefa Ansonia Hartford Connecticut 1925Yes
St. Stanislaus Kostka Św. Stanisława Kostki Bristol Hartford Connecticut 1919Yes
St. Michael the Archangel Św. Michała Archanioła Derby Hartford Connecticut 1905Yes
St. Adalbert Św. Wojciecha Enfield Hartford Connecticut 1915No
SS. Cyril and Methodius Św. Cyryla i Metodego Hartford Hartford Connecticut 1902Yes
St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika Meriden Hartford Connecticut 1891Yes
Sacred Heart Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa New Britain Hartford Connecticut 1894Yes
Holy Cross Świętego Krzyża New Britain Hartford Connecticut 1927Yes
St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika New Haven Hartford Connecticut 1901Yes
Immaculate Conception Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny Southington Hartford Connecticut 1915Yes
St. Joseph Św. Józefa Suffield Hartford Connecticut 1916No
St. Casimir Św. Kazimierza Terryville Hartford Connecticut 1906No
St. Mary Najświętszej Maryi Panny Torrington Hartford Connecticut 1919No
St. Hedwig Św. Jadwigi Union City Hartford Connecticut 1906Yes
SS. Peter and Paul Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła Wallingford Hartford Connecticut 1924Yes
St. Stanislaus Kostka Św. Stanisława Kostki Waterbury Hartford Connecticut 1913Yes
St. Michael the Archangel Św. Michała Archanioła Bridgeport Bridgeport Connecticut 1899Yes
Sacred Heart of Jesus Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa Danbury Bridgeport Connecticut 1925No
St. Anthony of Padua Św. Antoniego z Padwy Fairfield Bridgeport Connecticut 1927No
Holy Name of Jesus Najświętszego Imienia Jezus Stamford Bridgeport Connecticut 1903Yes
St. Mary of Czestochowa Św. Marii Częstochowskiej Middletown Norwich Connecticut 1903Yes
St. Joseph Św. Józefa Norwich Norwich Connecticut 1904Yes
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Matki Bożej Nieustającej Pomocy Quaker Hill Norwich Connecticut 1904No
St. Joseph Św. Józefa Rockville Norwich Connecticut 1905Yes
St. Joseph Św. Józefa Central Falls Providence Rhode Island 1905Yes
Our Lady of Czestochowa Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej Coventry Providence Rhode Island 1905No
St. Adalbert Św. Wojciecha Providence Providence Rhode Island 1902Yes
St. Casimir Św. Kazimierza Warren Providence Rhode Island 19082017
St. Stanislaus Kostka Św. Stanisława Kostki Woonsocket Providence Rhode Island 1905Yes

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    Resources

    1. Dolores A. Liptak, "The Bishops of Hartford and the New Immigrants (1880-1920)", U.S. Catholic Historian, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Winter - Spring, 1981), pp. 37–53.
    2. The Official Catholic Directory in USA
    3. Polish Churches in the United States in 1944. the Polish Museum of America, Chicago, IL. 1999. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
    4. Wisniowski, Rafal (1966). List of Polish Parishes from The Official Catholic Directory - 1966 (PDF). Archiwum Orchard lake.
    5. US States - Parish Histories. the internet Polish Genealogical Source.
    6. The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
    7. Roman Catholic Parishes of Polish Ethnicity in USA
    8. Cities & Towns in each Massachusetts Roman Catholic Diocese
    9. Archdiocese of Boston
    10. Diocese of Fall River
    11. Diocese of Springfield
    12. Diocese of Worcester
    13. Diocese of Manchester
    14. Diocese of Portland
    15. Archdiocese of Hartford
    16. Diocese of Bridgeport
    17. Diocese of Norwich
    18. Diocese of Providence
    19. Diocese of Burlington

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