St. Joseph Parish, Central Falls

41°53′6.5″N 71°23′1.2″W / 41.885139°N 71.383667°W / 41.885139; -71.383667Location391 High Street
Central Falls, Rhode IslandCountryUnited StatesDenominationRoman CatholicHistoryFounded1905 (1905)Founder(s)Polish immigrantsDedicationSt. JosephArchitectureArchitect(s)John F. O'Malley^[1]StyleGothic RevivalGroundbreaking1915^[1]AdministrationProvinceHartfordDioceseProvidenceClergyBishop(s)Thomas J. Tobin, D.D.Pastor(s)Dariusz G. Jonczyk

St. Joseph Parish is designated for Polish immigrants in Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States.

History

Founded in 1905, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Providence. The current building was designed in 1915 by Providence architect John F. O'Malley in the Gothic Revival style.^[1]

See also

• Catholic Church in the United States
• Catholic parish church
• Pastoral care
• Index of Catholic Church articles
• The Haitian Project

References

Bibliography

• A short parish history from the 1957 Jubilee Book - St. Joseph Parish - Central Falls RI. the internet Polish Genealogical Source. 1957.
• Kruszka, Waclaw (1998). A History of the Poles in America to 1908; Part III: Poles in the Eastern and Southern States. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press.
• The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
• The Official Catholic Directory in USA

External links

• Official site of the Holy See
• St. Joseph - Diocesan information
• St. Joseph - ParishesOnline.com
• St. Joseph Parish History - Central Falls RI
• Parish history
• St. Joseph – Discovermass.com