St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Chicopee

St. Anthony of Padua Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States.

St. Anthony of Padua Parish
St. Anthony of Padua Parish
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42°10′51.4″N 72°36′46.6″W / 42.180944°N 72.612944°W / 42.180944; -72.612944
Location56 Saint Anthony Street
Chicopee, Massachusetts
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteParish website
History
Founded1926 (1926)
Founder(s)Polish immigrants
DedicationSt. Anthony of Padua
Architecture
ClosedAug 29, 2009
Administration
DivisionRegion 7
ProvinceBoston
DioceseSpringfield in Massachusetts

Founded 1926. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts.

On August 29, 2009, it was announced by His Excellency Bishop Timothy McDonnell that the church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Mary of the Assumption in the Willimansett section of Chicopee were to be merged with St. Anthony of Padua forming the new territorial parish for the Willimansett Section of Chicopee.

Bibliography edit

  • The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
  • Jendrysik, Stephen R. (2005). The Polish Community of Chicopee (MA). Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-3892-2.

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