St. Joseph Parish, Rockville

St. Joseph Parish
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41°52′5.9″N 72°27′50.6″W / 41.868306°N 72.464056°W / 41.868306; -72.464056
Location33 West Street
Rockville, Connecticut
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteParish website
History
FoundedApril 26, 1905 (1905-04-26)
Founder(s)Polish immigrants
DedicationSt. Joseph
Administration
ProvinceHartford
DioceseNorwich
ParishPauline
Clergy
Bishop(s)Most Rev. Michael Richard Cote
Vicar(s)Rev. Rafal Walczyk, Ass't. Vicar O.S.P.P.E.
Pastor(s)Rev. Tadeusz Zadorozny
Laity
Organist(s)Mark Roszczewski (Ro-shef-ski)
St. Joseph Church Rockville Connecticut
interior in January 2011.

St. Joseph Parish - originally established in 1905 for Polish immigrants in Rockville, Connecticut, United States. St. Joseph church has been a multi-ethnic parish since the 1950s under Fr. Hyacinth Lepak (1949–1975) and continues to be a diversely ethnic American parish community. ( See "History" link at www.stjosephct.org for additional background). Visit St. Joseph Church on your tablet or phone for more parish community news and resources.

Pastors

  • Rev. Charles Wotypka (1905–1908)
  • Rev. Joseph Culkowski (1908–1909)
  • Rev. Maximilian Soltysek (1909–1917)
  • Rev. Leon Wierzynski (1917–1918)
  • Rev. Franciszek Wladasz (1918–1922)
  • Rev. Stefan Bartkowski (1922–1927)
  • Rev. Zygmunt Woroniecki (1927–1949)
  • Rev. Hyacinth Lepak (1949–1975)
  • Rev. Aloysius Kisluk (1975–1988)
  • Rev. Joseph Hanks (1988–1994)
  • Rev. Joseph M. Olczak (1994–2008)
  • Fr. Krzysztof Wieliczko O.S.P.P.E. (2008–2010)
  • Fr. Krzysztof Drybka O.S.P.P.E. (2010- 2021)
  • Fr. Bogdan Olzacki O.S.P.P.E. (2016- 2021)
  • Rev. Tadeusz Zadorozny (2021-present)

Bibliography

  • Olson, James Stuart (1987). Catholic immigrants in America. St. Mary of Czestochowa Church.
  • The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
  • Geller, Herbert F. Ethnic History Series: European Immigrants and the Catholic Church of Connecticut, 1870-1920. THE SUNDAY POST: Dolores Liptak.
  • The Official Catholic Directory in USA