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

St. Adalbert Parish
Altar on Good Friday 2014
Coordinates: 41°49′29.4″N 71°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
Founded	1902 (1902)
Founder(s)	Polish immigrants
Dedication	St. Adalbert
Administration
Diocese	Providence
Province	Hartford
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.

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.

Building

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

See also

• Catholic Church in the United States
• Catholic parish church
• Index of Catholic Church articles
• Pastoral care

Bibliography

• Kruszka, Waclaw (1998). A History of the Poles in America to 1908; Part III: Poles in the Eastern and Southern States. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press. 
• The 150'th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005. 
• A short parish history from the 1957 Jubilee Book - St. Joseph Parish - Central Falls RI. the internet Polish Genealogical Source. 1957. 
• The Official Catholic Directory in USA

Ludorf, Henry F. "AIA Architect Roster Questionnaire, 1946" (PDF). Retrieved 17 January 2011. 

External links

• Official site of the Holy See
• Parish Website
• St. Adalbert - Diocesan information
• St. Adalbert - ParishesOnline.com

Diocese of Providence
Bishops	Ordinaries Thomas Francis Hendricken Matthew Harkins William A. Hickey Francis Patrick Keough Russell McVinney Louis Edward Gelineau Robert Edward Mulvee Thomas Joseph Tobin Auxiliaries Thomas Francis Doran Denis Matthew Lowney Thomas Francis Maloney Bernard Matthew Kelly Kenneth Anthony Angell Robert Joseph McManus Robert C. Evans
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Parish churches St. Joseph Church, Central Falls St. Matthew's Church, Central Falls Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Coventry St. Paul Church, Cranston St. Mary's Church, Crompton St. Joseph's Church, Cumberland St. Mary's Church, Newport St. John the Baptist Church, Pawtucket St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception, Pawtucket Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Providence St. Adalbert's Church, Providence St. Joseph's Church, Providence St. Michael's Church, Providence St. Casimir Church, Warren Church of the Precious Blood, Woonsocket St. Ann's Church, Woonsocket St. Charles Borromeo Church, Woonsocket St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Woonsocket Former parish churches Holy Trinity Church, Central Falls Trinity Church, Pawtucket Immaculate Conception Church, Westerly
Education	Higher Education Providence College Salve Regina University High Schools Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick Bishop Keough Regional High School, Pawtucket La Salle Academy, Providence Mount Saint Charles Academy, Woonsocket Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth Prout School, Wakefield St. Mary Academy – Bay View, East Providence St. Raphael Academy, Pawtucket Former High School Our Lady of Fatima High School, Warren
Hospitals	Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, Providence St. Joseph's Hospital, Providence
Priests	Austin Dowling Salvatore Ronald Matano Daniel Patrick Reilly Francis Xavier Roque William Stang
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