Holy Cross Parish, Fall River
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Holy Cross Parish was a Roman Catholic parish
designated for Polish immigrants
in Fall River, Massachusetts
, United States
.
Founded in 1916, it was one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England
in the Diocese of Fall River
and was staffed for many years by the Conventual Franciscans
.
The parish merged with SS Peter & Paul Parish in 1997, creating a new community known as SS Peter & Paul Parish at Holy Cross Church.
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
designated for Polish immigrants
Polish American
A Polish American , is a citizen of the United States of Polish descent. There are an estimated 10 million Polish Americans, representing about 3.2% of the population of the United States...
in Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...
, United States
United States
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Founded in 1916, it was one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England
Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England
- Resources :# Dolores A. Liptak, "The Bishops of Hartford and the New Immigrants ", U.S. Catholic Historian, Vol. 1, No. 2 , pp. 37-53.# The Official Catholic Directory in USA# # # # # # # # # # # # # #...
in the Diocese of Fall River
Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It is led by the prelature of a bishop administering the diocese from the mother church St...
and was staffed for many years by the Conventual Franciscans
Conventual Franciscans
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual , commonly known as the Conventual Franciscans, is a branch of the order of Catholic Friars founded by Francis of Assisi in 1209.-History:...
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The parish merged with SS Peter & Paul Parish in 1997, creating a new community known as SS Peter & Paul Parish at Holy Cross Church.