St. Casimir Parish,Terryville
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St. Casimir Parish - designated for Polish immigrants
in Terryville, Connecticut
, United States
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Parish merged with the Immaculate Conception parish in 1999.
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 Terryville, Connecticut
Terryville, Connecticut
Terryville is a census-designated place in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, and is a village of the Town of Plymouth, Connecticut. The population was 5,360, at the 2000 census. The village is named for Eli Terry Jr.,the son of the well-known clockmaker Eli Terry Sr.. Terryville is...
, United States
United States
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- Founded in 1906. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New EnglandPolish-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 Archdiocese of HartfordRoman Catholic Archdiocese of HartfordThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford is a particular church of the Latin Rite in Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut. The archdiocese includes about 700,000 Catholics, more than 500 priests, 216 parishes and almost 300 deacons. This is roughly one-half the population of...
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Parish merged with the Immaculate Conception parish in 1999.
History
In 1900 a group of men gathered to form St. Casimir’s Society. In 1902 the St. Casimir Society purchased land at 15 Allen Street for $500, and organized St. Casimir Parish. In March 1906, Fr Joseph Raniszewski was assigned as the first pastor. In May 1906 the cornerstone reading “St. Casimir Polish Roman Catholic Church” was laid and Bishop Tierney dedicated St. Casimir Church on September 1, 1907.Pastors
- Rev. Joseph Raniszewski (1906 – 1911)
- Rev. Ludwig Rusin (1911 – 1918)
- Rev. Paul Koszczyk (1918 – 1920)
- Rev. Peter Kaczmarski (1920 – 1932)
- Rev. Peter Sroka (1932 – 1959)
- Rev. Julius Pac (1959 – 1975)
- Rev. Stephen Ptaszynski (1976 – 1993)
- Rev. Daniel Karpey (1993 – 1999)
- Rev. Gerald Dziedzic (1999 - )