St. Adalbert's Parish (Providence, Rhode Island)

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St. Adalbert Parish
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St. Adalbert's Parish (Providence, Rhode Island)
Coordinates: 41°49′29.4″N71°26′44″W / 41.824833°N 71.44556°W / 41.824833; -71.44556
Location 866 Atwells Avenue
Providence, Rhode Island
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website Parish website
History
Founded1902 (1902)
Founder(s) Polish immigrants
Dedication St. Adalbert
Administration
Province Hartford
Diocese Providence
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, D.D.
Pastor(s) Rev. Marek S. Kupka

St. Adalbert Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

Contents

History

The parish was founded in 1902. It is one of the oldest Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Providence.

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Interior

Building

The church was designed by the eminent architect Henry F. Ludorf of Hartford, CT.

See also

    Bibliography

    Ludorf, Henry F. "AIA Architect Roster Questionnaire, 1946" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.


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