St. Adalbert Parish (Enfield, Connecticut)

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St. Adalbert Church
St. Raymond of Penafort Parish
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St. Adalbert Church
St. Adalbert Parish (Enfield, Connecticut)
42°00′8.7″N72°35′46″W / 42.002417°N 72.59611°W / 42.002417; -72.59611
Location 90 Alden Avenue
Enfield, Connecticut
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic (former)
Website St. Raymond of Penafort Parish website
History
FoundedJanuary 17, 1915 (1915-01-17)
Founder(s) Polish immigrants
Dedication St. Adalbert
DedicatedJuly 8, 1928 (1928-07-08)
Architecture
ClosedApril 21, 2024
Administration
DivisionVicariate: Hartford
SubdivisionEnfield
Province Hartford
Archdiocese Hartford
Parish St. Adalbert (1915-2017)

St. Raymond of Penafort (2017-22)

St. Jeanne Jugan (2022-24)
Clergy
Archbishop Most Rev. Leonard Paul Blair, S.T.D.
Bishop(s) Most Rev. Christie Macaluso, D.D.
Priest(s) Rev. Anthony J Bruno
Pastor(s) Rev. Sebastian k. Kos

St. Adalbert Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Enfield, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1915, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.

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In 2017, St. Adalbert was merged with St. Patrick Parish in Enfield to form St. Raymond of Penafort parish. In 2022, the consolidated St. Raymond parish was merged into townwide parish under the name St. Jeanne Jugan parish. [1] The St. Adalbert church building was closed to regularly scheduled worship soon after and was closed permanently on April 21, 2024. [2]

History

On September 1, 1907, Bishop of Hartford, Michael Tierney made the priest Paul W. Piechocki responsible for the Polish immigrants. Bishop John Joseph Nilan established St. Adalbert Parish on January 17, 1915. Stanislaus Federkiewicz was named first pastor. The first Mass was offered in the unfinished church basement on Christmas 1915. Nilan dedicated the lower church on May 7, 1916. Finally, the completed St. Adalbert Parish was dedicated by Bishop Maurice F. McAuliffe on July 8, 1928. St Adalbert Church build has been closed by the Archdiocese of Hartford and the buildings are for sale. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/Church-Complex-Redevelopment-Opportunit/27724332/

  1. ↑ Kieran, Sister. "Decree concerning the relegation to profane but not sordid use of Saint Adalbert Church in Enfield, Connecticut". Archdiocese of Hartford. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  2. ↑ Danseyar, Susan. "Enfield and its Polish community bid farewell to St. Adalbert Church: 'We feel like lost lambs'". CT Insider. Retrieved 2024-05-22.

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