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

St. Adalbert Parish
Location:	866 Atwells Avenue Providence, Rhode Island
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	41.8248°N -71.4456°W
Denomination:	Roman Catholic
Website:	Parish website
Founder:	Polish immigrants
Dedication:	St. Adalbert
Diocese:	Providence
Province:	Hartford
Bishop:	Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, D.D.
Pastor:	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

• Book: Kruszka , Waclaw . A History of the Poles in America to 1908; Part III: Poles in the Eastern and Southern States. The Catholic University of America Press. Washington, D.C.. 1998.
• Book: The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. St. Joseph Basilica. Webster, Massachusetts. September 11, 2005.
• Book: 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

Web site: Ludorf . Henry F. . AIA Architect Roster Questionnaire, 1946 . 17 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813215616/http://communities.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/AIA%20scans/Rosters/LudorHenryF_roster.pdf . 13 August 2011 .

External links

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