The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius IX on February 17, 1872 and originally comprised the entire state of Rhode Island and the counties of Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in the state of Massachusetts. On March 12, 1904, those four counties were separated from the Diocese of Providence to form the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, leaving the Diocese of Providence with just the state of Rhode Island.
The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Cathedral Square neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Providence. The Neo-Romanesque church was designed in 1873 by Patrick Keely and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
William Stang was a German-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Fall River in Massachusetts from 1904 until his death in 1907.
Salvatore Ronald Matano is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as bishop of the Diocese of Rochester in Upstate New York since 2013. Matano previously served as Bishop of Burlington in Vermont from 2005 to 2013.
Wacław Kruszka was a Polish-American priest, journalist, social activist, and author.
Robert Joseph McManus is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been bishop of the Diocese of Worcester in Massachusetts since 2004. He was an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island from 1999 to 2004.
Thomas Joseph Tobin is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island since 2005. Tobin previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown in Ohio from 1995 to 2005 and as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1992 to 1995.
Paul Peter Rhode was a Kashubian German-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, and the first to be elevated to an American bishopric. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin from 1915 until his death in 1945.
William Augustine Hickey was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island from 1921 until his death in 1933.
Louis Edward Gélineau is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as bishop of the Diocese of Providence from 1972 to 1997.
Robert Edward Mulvee was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Michael Tierney was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut from 1894 until his death in 1908.
St. Stanislaus Parish is a Catholic parish of the Diocese of Manchester, located in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States.
St. Joseph Parish is designated for Polish immigrants in Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States.
Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Coventry, Rhode Island, United States.
St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish is a Roman Catholic parish located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. It is known for its vibrant Polish-American community, various community events, and young parishioner base. During the year, dances, bazaars, flea markets, and other events are hosted at the parish center, which is located in the church's parking lot.
St. Adalbert Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
Saint Casimir Church is a Catholic parish church in Cleveland, Ohio, and part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. It is designated "a personal parish for those Catholics of the Latin Rite of Polish descent" in Cleveland. A personal parish is designated under Canon 518 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law. It is located at the north-east corner of intersection of East 82nd St. and Sowiniski Ave., in a part of the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood previously known in Polish as na Poznaniu.
Robert Charles Evans is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island since 2009.
