Holy Name of Jesus Parish is a Roman Catholic parish in Stratford, Connecticut

Stratford, Connecticut

Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. It was founded by Puritans in 1639....

, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport is located in the south western part of the state of Connecticut, and its boundaries are the same as that of Fairfield County, Connecticut. There are 87 parishes in the diocese. Its cathedral is St. Augustine in Bridgeport.The current bishop is The Most...

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History

The original church now serves as the church hall. The gothic revival church was built to the designs of the highly regarded local church architect Andrew G. Patrick

Andrew G. Patrick

Andrew G. Patrick was an American architect who specialized in churches and schools, mostly for Catholic clients in Connecticut.-Early life and education:...

 and completed in 1957.

In 1993, a suit was filed against the Diocese by Sharon See and Brian Freibott claiming they were sexually abused by Reverend Raymond Pcolka. This suit was later joined by eleven more people and led to Pcolka's being defrocked.

Culture

Holy Name hosted the 99th anniversary meeting of Slovensky Katolícky Sokol Group 2, or The Slovak Alliance of Greater Bridgeport, a local chapter of a national Slovak

Slovaks

The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...

cultural society, and it is the location of monthly meetings of that chapter.

External links

• Diocese of Bridgeport