St. Mary Parish, Torrington

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St. Mary Parish
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Location	61 Forest Center Torrington, Connecticut
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Founded	October 26, 1919 (1919-10-26)
Founder(s)	Polish immigrants
Dedication	St. Mary
Dedicated	October 5, 1921 (1921-10-05)
Administration
Archdiocese	Hartford
Province	Hartford
Division	Vicariate: Waterbury
Subdivision	Litchfield
Clergy
Archbishop	Most Rev. Leonard Paul Blair, S.T.D.
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Christie Macaluso, D.D.
Vicar(s)	Rev. James M. Sullivan
Pastor(s)	Rev. John C. Granato

St. Mary Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Torrington, Connecticut, United States.

Founded on October 26, 1919. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.

History

On October 26, 1919, St. Mary Parish was created when Fr. John Kowalski was named first pastor. He celebrated the first Masses for St. Mary in St. Francis chapel. A basement church was completed in 1921 and dedicated on October 5, 1921 by Bishop John Joseph Nilan. The completed church was dedicated on May 30, 1927.

Bibliography

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The Official Catholic Directory in USA

External links

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Ordinaries	Diocese of Hartford, Bishops William Tyler Bernard O'Reilly Francis Patrick McFarland Thomas Galberry, O.S.A. Lawrence S. McMahon Michael Tierney John J. Nilan Maurice F. McAuliffe Archdiocese of Hartford, Archishops Henry J. O'Brien John Francis Whealon Daniel Anthony Cronin Henry J. Mansell Leonard P. Blair Auxiliary bishops Joseph Francis Donnelly Paul S. Loverde Christie Macaluso John Gregory Murray Peter A. Rosazza Priests who became bishops Most Reverend Joseph F. Donnelly Most Reverend Peter Leo Gerety Most Reverend John F. Hackett Most Reverend Francis P. Keough, R.J. Most Reverend Christie A. Macaluso Most Reverend Maurice F. McAuliffe Most Reverend Henry J. O'Brien Most Reverend Peter A. Rosazza
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