Immaculate Conception Parish, Southington

Immaculate Conception Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Southington, Connecticut, United States. Founded on September 19, 1915. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.

Immaculate Conception Parish
Immaculate Conception Church
Location	130 Summer Street Southington, Connecticut
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Parish website
History
Founded	September 19, 1915 (1915-09-19)
Founder(s)	Polish immigrants
Dedication	Immaculate Conception
Dedicated	October 28, 1923 (1923-10-28)
Administration
Division	Vicariate: New Haven
Subdivision	Meriden
Province	Hartford
Archdiocese	Hartford
Clergy
Archbishop	Most Rev. Leonard Paul Blair, D.D.
Pastor(s)	Rev. Daniel Wojtun
Deacon(s)	Rev. Wayne Griffin

History

In 1904 the Polish immigrants organized the Guardian Angel Society in an effort to found a Polish parish. In 1906, a committee of the society asked Bishop Michael Tierney for a Polish priest. None was then available. By 1910 Bishop John Joseph Nilan sent Fr. John Sullivan to serve the immigrants within St. Thomas Parish. A new Polish Catholic parish was officially approved in September 1915 by Bishop John Joseph Nilan. Property was secured as a future church site, along with a house to serve as a rectory. On September 19, 1915, Fr. Woroniecki celebrated the first parish Mass at a hall belonging to the Polish Falcons. On July 9, 1916, Bishop John Joseph Nilan dedicated the basement church of Immaculate Conception Parish. The completed church was finally dedicated on October 28, 1923.

Bibliography

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

External links

• Immaculate Conception - Diocesan information Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Immaculate Conception - ParishesOnline.com
• Archdiocese of Hartford