St. Casimir Parish, Terryville

St. Casimir Parish
Coordinates: 41°40′38.8″N 73°00′11.2″W / 41.677444°N 73.003111°W / 41.677444; -73.003111
Location	17 Allen Street Terryville, Connecticut
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Parish website
History
Founded	1906 (1906)
Founder(s)	Polish immigrants
Dedication	St. Casimir
Administration
Archdiocese	Hartford
Province	Hartford
Division	Vicariate: Waterbury
Subdivision	Bristol

St. Casimir Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Terryville, Connecticut, United States.

Founded in 1906. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.

Parish shares a Pastor with the Immaculate Conception parish in 1999.

History

In 1900 a group of men gathered to form St. Casimir’s Society. In 1902 the St. Casimir Society purchased land at 15 Allen Street for $500, and organized St. Casimir Parish. In March 1906, Fr Joseph Raniszewski was assigned as the first pastor. In May 1906 the cornerstone reading “St. Casimir Polish Roman Catholic Church” was laid and Bishop Tierney dedicated St. Casimir Church on September 1, 1907.

Pastors

Rev. Joseph Raniszewski (1906 – 1911)
Rev. Ludwig Rusin (1911 – 1918)
Rev. Paul Koszczyk (1918 – 1920)
Rev. Peter Kaczmarski (1920 – 1932)
Rev. Peter Sroka (1932 – 1959)
Rev. Julius Pac (1959 – 1975)
Rev. Stephen Ptaszynski (1976 – 1993)
Rev. Daniel Karpey (1993 – 1999)
Rev. Gerald Dziedzic (1999 - 2012)
Rev. Marcin P Pluciennik (2012 - 2015)
Rev. Tomasz Sztuber (2015 - )

Bibliography

The 150'th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
The Official Catholic Directory in United States

External links

Archdiocese of Hartford

Ordinaries	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 Archishops Henry J. O'Brien John Francis Whealon Daniel Anthony Cronin Henry J. Mansell Leonard P. Blair

Auxiliary bishops	Joseph Francis Donnelly John Francis Hackett Paul Loverde Christie Macaluso John Gregory Murray Henry Joseph O'Brien Peter A. Rosazza

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford Basilica Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Waterbury Parishes St. Joseph Church, Ansonia St. Stanislaus Church, Bristol St. Michael the Archangel Church, Derby St. Adalbert Church, Enfield SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Hartford St. Stanislaus Church, Meriden Holy Cross Church, New Britain Sacred Heart Church, New Britain St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven St. Mary Church, Newington Church of the Immaculate Conception, Norfolk Immaculate Conception Church, Southington St. Joseph Church, Suffield St. Casimir Church, Terryville St. Mary Church, Torrington St. Hedwig Church, Union City SS. Peter and Paul Church, Wallingford St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Waterbury

Education	Seminaries St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield High Schools Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall, Milford Canterbury School, New Milford East Catholic High School, Manchester Holy Cross High School, Waterbury Northwest Catholic High School, West Hartford Notre Dame High School, West Haven Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden Sacred Heart High School, Waterbury St. Paul Catholic High School, Bristol

Priests	Peter Leo Gerety Francis Patrick Keough

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