Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Quaker Hill, Connecticut, United States.
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish | |
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| 41°23′39.2″N 72°06′33″W / 41.394222°N 72.10917°W | |
| Location | 63 Old Norwich Road Quaker Hill, Connecticut |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Parish website |
| History | |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Founder(s) | Polish immigrants |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
| Administration | |
| Province | Hartford |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Michael Richard Cote |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. Robert F. Buongirno |
Founded in 1904, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Norwich. Originally located in New London, the congregation built their first church on Huntington Street in that city in 1915, designed by New London architect James Sweeney.[1] The building was designed in the Gothic Revival style. When planned expansion of Interstate 95 threatened the church building in the 1970s, the congregation moved to their current building in Quaker Hill in 1973.[2]
Bibliography
edit- ^ "New London, Conn.," American Contractor 36, no. 21 (May 22 1915): 55.
- ^ Tess Townsend, "Our Lady of Perpetual Help celebrates 100 years," theday.com, The Day, May 19 2015. Accessed April 12 2021.
- Olson, James Stuart (1987). Catholic immigrants in America. St. Mary of Czestochowa Church.
- The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
- 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
External links
edit- Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Diocesan information Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help - ParishesOnline.com
- Diocese of Norwich
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