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| St. Peter Parish | |
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| 42°11′40″N71°12′02″W / 42.19444°N 71.20056°W Coordinates: 42°11′40″N71°12′02″W / 42.19444°N 71.20056°W | |
| Location | Norwood, Massachusetts |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Founded | 1918 |
| Founder(s) | Polish immigrants |
| Dedication | St. Peter |
| Architecture | |
| Closed | August 3, 1997 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Boston |
| Province | Boston |
| District | West Pastoral Region |
| Division | Vicariate IV |
St. Peter Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States.
Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Norwood is part of the Greater Boston area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 30,602. The town was named after Norwood, England. Norwood is on the Neponset River, which runs all the way to Boston Harbor from Foxborough.
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- Founded 1918. It was one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Boston.
The parish closed August 3, 1997.
