St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Derby

St. Michael the Archangel Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Derby, Connecticut, United States.

St. Michael the Archangel Parish
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41°19′07″N 73°04′51″W / 41.31861°N 73.08083°W / 41.31861; -73.08083
Location75 Derby Avenue
Derby, Connecticut
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteParish website
History
FoundedJuly 15, 1905 (1905-07-15)
Founder(s)Polish immigrants
DedicationSt. Michael the Archangel
DedicatedJuly 4, 1907 (1907-07-04)
Administration
DivisionVicariate: Waterbury
SubdivisionAnsonia-Derby
ProvinceHartford
ArchdioceseHartford
ParishCongregation of the Mission
Clergy
ArchbishopMost Rev. Leonard Paul Blair, S.T.D.
Bishop(s)Most Rev. Christie Macaluso, D.D.
Vicar(s)Fr. Marek Sobczak C.M.
Pastor(s)Fr. A. Rafal Kopystynski, C.M.
Founded in 1905. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.

History

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Bishop of Hartford Michael Tierney established St. Michael the Archangel Parish on July 15, 1905. Fr. Stanislaus Konieczny C.M., of the Vincentian Fathers, was appointed founding pastor. Durrschmidt Hall on lower Main St. was rented for Masses, the first of which was celebrated on August 20, 1905. A new church was dedicated on July 4, 1907, by Fr. John Synnott, who represented Bishop of Hartford Michael Tierney. The architect was Joseph A. Jackson of Waterbury CT.

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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