St. Joseph Parish, Rockville Explained

St. Joseph Parish
Location:	33 West Street Rockville, Connecticut
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	41.8683°N -72.4641°W
Denomination:	Roman Catholic
Website:	Parish website
Founder:	Polish immigrants
Dedication:	St. Joseph
Parish:	Pauline
Diocese:	Norwich
Province:	Hartford
Bishop:	Most Rev. Michael Richard Cote
Vicar:	Rev. Rafal Walczyk, Ass't. Vicar O.S.P.P.E.
Pastor:	Rev. Tadeusz Zadorozny
Organist:	Mark Roszczewski (Ro-shef-ski)

St. Joseph Parish - originally established in 1905 for Polish immigrants in Rockville, Connecticut, United States. St. Joseph church has been a multi-ethnic parish since the 1950s under Fr. Hyacinth Lepak (1949–1975) and continues to be a diversely ethnic American parish community. (See "History" link at www.stjosephct.org for additional background). Visit St. Joseph Church on your tablet or phone for more parish community news and resources.

Pastors

Rev. Charles Wotypka (1905–1908)
Rev. Joseph Culkowski (1908–1909)
Rev. Maximilian Soltysek (1909–1917)
Rev. Leon Wierzynski (1917–1918)
Rev. Franciszek Wladasz (1918–1922)
Rev. Stefan Bartkowski (1922–1927)
Rev. Zygmunt Woroniecki (1927–1949)
Rev. Hyacinth Lepak (1949–1975)
Rev. Aloysius Kisluk (1975–1988)
Rev. Joseph Hanks (1988–1994)
Rev. Joseph M. Olczak (1994–2008)
Fr. Krzysztof Wieliczko O.S.P.P.E. (2008–2010)
Fr. Krzysztof Drybka O.S.P.P.E. (2010- 2021)
Fr. Bogdan Olzacki O.S.P.P.E. (2016- 2021)
Rev. Tadeusz Zadorozny (2021-present)

Bibliography

Book: Olson , James Stuart . Catholic immigrants in America. St. Mary of Czestochowa Church. 1987.
Book: The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. St. Joseph Basilica. Webster, Massachusetts. September 11, 2005.
Book: Geller , Herbert F. . Ethnic History Series: European Immigrants and the Catholic Church of Connecticut, 1870-1920. THE SUNDAY POST: Dolores Liptak.
The Official Catholic Directory in USA

St. Joseph Parish, Rockville Explained

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