St. Adalbert Parish (Enfield, Connecticut)

St. Adalbert Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Enfield, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1915, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.

St. Adalbert Church
St. Raymond of Penafort Parish
St. Adalbert Church
42°00′8.7″N 72°35′46″W
Location90 Alden Avenue
Enfield, Connecticut
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteSt. Raymond of Penafort Parish website
History
FoundedJanuary 17, 1915 (1915-01-17)
Founder(s)Polish immigrants
DedicationSt. Adalbert
DedicatedJuly 8, 1928 (1928-07-08)
Administration
DivisionVicariate: Hartford
SubdivisionEnfield
ProvinceHartford
ArchdioceseHartford
ParishSt. Raymond of Penafort
Clergy
ArchbishopMost Rev. Leonard Paul Blair, S.T.D.
Bishop(s)Most Rev. Christie Macaluso, D.D.
Priest(s)Rev. Anthony J Bruno
Pastor(s)Rev. Sebastian k. Kos

In 2017, St. Adalbert was merged with St. Patrick Parish in Enfield to form St. Raymond of Penafort parish. Both church buildings remain open for regularly scheduled worship within the consolidated parish.

History

On September 1, 1907, Bishop of Hartford, Michael Tierney made the priest Paul W. Piechocki responsible for the Polish immigrants. Bishop John Joseph Nilan established St. Adalbert Parish on January 17, 1915. Stanislaus Federkiewicz was named first pastor. The first Mass was offered in the unfinished church basement on Christmas 1915. Nilan dedicated the lower church on May 7, 1916. Finally, the completed St. Adalbert Parish was dedicated by Bishop Maurice F. McAuliffe on July 8, 1928. St Adalbert Church build has been closed by the Archdiocese of Hartford and the buildings are for sale. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/Church-Complex-Redevelopment-Opportunit/27724332/

    Bibliography
    • John P. Gwozdz, A Place of Their Own. A History of Saint Adalbert Church, Enfield, Connecticut, 1915-1990, reviewed in Polish American Studies, Vol. 48, No. 2 (Autumn, 1991), pp. 87–89.
    • The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
    • The Official Catholic Directory in USA


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