St. Stanislaus Parish, Nashua
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St. Stanislaus Parish was a Roman Catholic parish
designated for Polish immigrants
in Nashua, New Hampshire
, United States
.
The parish was founded 1908. It was one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England
in the Diocese of Manchester
.
The parish was unified with St. Aloysius of Gonzaga Parish
in 2002. All sacramental records of St. Stanislaus Parish are now sacramental records of St. Aloysius of Gonzaga Parish. Despite closing as a parish, St. Stanislaus remains open as a eucharistic adoration chapel staffed by the Missionary Sisters - Servants of the Divine Word.
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 Nashua, New Hampshire
Nashua, New Hampshire
-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 86,494 people, 35,044 households, and 21,876 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,719.9 people per square mile . There were 37,168 housing units at an average density of 1,202.8 per square mile...
, United States
United States
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The parish was founded 1908. 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 Manchester
Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the region of New England in the United States comprising the entire state of New Hampshire...
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The parish was unified with St. Aloysius of Gonzaga Parish
St. Aloysius of Gonzaga Church
St. Aloysius of Gonzaga Church is a Roman Catholic church in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. The church is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire.-History:...
in 2002. All sacramental records of St. Stanislaus Parish are now sacramental records of St. Aloysius of Gonzaga Parish. Despite closing as a parish, St. Stanislaus remains open as a eucharistic adoration chapel staffed by the Missionary Sisters - Servants of the Divine Word.