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St. Joseph Parish, Rockville

Church in Connecticut, United States

St. Joseph Parish
41°52′5.9″N 72°27′50.6″W / 41.868306°N 72.464056°W / 41.868306; -72.464056
Location	33 West Street Rockville, Connecticut
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Parish website
History
Founded	April 26, 1905 (1905-04-26)
Founder(s)	Polish immigrants
Dedication	St. Joseph
Administration
Province	Hartford
Diocese	Norwich
Parish	Pauline
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 Parish - originally established in 1905 for Polish immigrantsinRockville, 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[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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

External links[edit]

• St. Joseph - Diocesan information
• St. Joseph - ParishesOnline.com
• Diocese of Norwich
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