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St. Hedwig Parish, Union City

Coordinates: 41°30′10.5″N 73°02′39.8″W / 41.502917°N 73.044389°W / 41.502917; -73.044389
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St. Hedwig Parish
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41°30′10.5″N 73°02′39.8″W / 41.502917°N 73.044389°W / 41.502917; -73.044389
Location32 Golden Hill Street
Union City, Connecticut
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
FoundedFebruary 18, 1906 (1906-02-18)
Founder(s)Polish immigrants
DedicationSt. Hedwig
DedicatedJune 2, 1907 (1907-06-02)
Administration
DivisionVicariate: Waterbury
SubdivisionNaugatuck-Cheshire
ProvinceHartford
ArchdioceseHartford
Clergy
ArchbishopMost Rev. Leonard Paul Blair
Pastor(s)Rev. Edmund K Karwowski
Deacon(s)Rev. Mr Thomas Clifford

St. Hedwig Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Union City, Connecticut, United States.

Founded on February 18, 1906. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.

History

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On February 14, 1906, Bishop Michael Tierney dispatched Fr. Ignacy Maciejewski as the first Polish pastor in Union City. Fr. Maciejewski celebrated the first parish Mass at Sokolowski Hall on February 18, 1906. By the year's end, a Polish church was built and formally dedicated on June 2, 1907.

Bibliography

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  • The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
  • The Official Catholic Directory in USA
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