# Polish-American Catholic parishes in New England

A number of Polish-American Catholic parishes were founded by Polish immigrants in New England, United States from 1887. There are 78 such parishes in 10 dioceses.
Fr Franciszek Chalupka was the founder of the first Polish-American parishes in New England.
| Parish | Parafia (Polish) | City | Archdiocese or Diocese | State | Established date | Closed date | Mass in Polish |
| Our Lady of Czestochowa | Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej | Boston | Boston | Massachusetts | 1893 | | Yes |
| Our Lady of Ostrobrama | Matki Boskiej Ostrobramskiej | Brockton | Boston | Massachusetts | 1914 | 2001 | |
| St. Hedwig | Św. Jadwigi | Cambridge | Boston | Massachusetts | 1907 | 1995 | |
| St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr | Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika | Chelsea | Boston | Massachusetts | 1905 | 2020 | |
| St. Michael the Archangel | Św. Michała Archanioła | Haverhill | Boston | Massachusetts | 1901 | 1998 | |
| St. Adalbert | Św. Wojciecha | Hyde Park | Boston | Massachusetts | 1913 | 2011 | |
| Sacred Heart | Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa | Ipswich | Boston | Massachusetts | 1908 | 1999 | |
| Holy Trinity | Trójcy Świętej | Lowell | Boston | Massachusetts | 1904 | | Yes |
| Holy Trinity | Trójcy Świętej | Lawrence | Boston | Massachusetts | 1905 | 2004 | |
| St. Michael the Archangel | Św. Michała Archanioła | Lynn | Boston | Massachusetts | 1906 | 2006 | |
| St. Casimir | Św. Kazimierza | Maynard | Boston | Massachusetts | 1912 | 1997 | |
| St. Peter | Św. Piotra | Norwood | Boston | Massachusetts | 1918 | 1997 | |
| St. John the Baptist | Św. Jana Chrzciciela | Salem | Boston | Massachusetts | 1903 | | Yes |
| Holy Cross | Świętego Krzyża | Fall River | Fall River | Massachusetts | 1916 | 1997 | |
| St. Stanislaus | Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika | Fall River | Fall River | Massachusetts | 1898 | | No |
| St. Hedwig | Św. Jadwigi | New Bedford | Fall River | Massachusetts | 1908 | 2004 | |
| St. Casimir | Św. Kazimierza | New Bedford | Fall River | Massachusetts | 1927 | 2000 | |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Matki Bożej Nieustającej Pomocy | New Bedford | Fall River | Massachusetts | 1905 | 2022 | |
| Our Lady of the Holy Rosary | Matki Bożej Królowej Różańca Świętego | Taunton | Fall River | Massachusetts | 1909 | | No |
| St. Stanislaus Kostka | Św. Stanisława Kostki | Adams | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1902 | 2009 | |
| St. Anthony of Padua | Św. Antoniego z Padwy | Chicopee | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1926 | 2009 | |
| St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr | Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika | Chicopee | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1891 | | Yes |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa | Easthampton | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1909 | 2010 | |
| Sacred Heart | Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa | Greenfield | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1912 | 2009 | |
| Holy Rosary | Różańca Świętego | Hadley | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1916 | 1998 | |
| Holy Trinity | Trójcy Świętej | Hatfield | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1916 | 2009 | |
| Mater Dolorosa | Matki Doloresy | Holyoke | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1896 | 2011 | |
| All Saints | Wszystkich Świętych | Housatonic | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1913 | 2009 | |
| Immaculate Conception | Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny | Indian Orchard | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1904 | | Yes |
| Christ the King | Chrystusa Króla | Ludlow | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1948 | | Yes |
| St. John Cantius | Św. Jana Kantego | Northampton | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1904 | 2010 | |
| Holy Family | Świętej Rodziny | Pittsfield | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1912 | 2008 | |
| St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr | Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika | South Deerfield | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1908 | 2009 | |
| Our Lady of the Rosary | Matki Bożej Różańcowej | Springfield | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1917 | 2018 | |
| Immaculate Conception | Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny | West Springfield | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1905 | | |
| Sts. Peter and Paul/Divine Mercy Parish | Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła/Parafia Miłosierdzia Bożego | Three Rivers | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1903 | | Yes |
| Our Lady of Czestochowa | Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej | Turners Falls | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1909 | | No |
| St. Mary | Św. Marii | Ware | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1905 | | Yes |
| Holy Trinity | Trójcy Świętej | Westfield | Springfield | Massachusetts | 1903 | | Yes |
| Our Lady of Jasna Gora | Matki Bożej Jasnogórskiej | Clinton | Worcester | Massachusetts | 1913 | 2010 | |
| St. Andrew Bobola | Św. Andrzeja Boboli | Dudley | Worcester | Massachusetts | 1963 | | Yes |
| St. Joseph | Św. Józefa | Gardner | Worcester | Massachusetts | 1908 | 2015 | |
| St. Hedwig | Św. Jadwigi | Southbridge | Worcester | Massachusetts | 1916 | 2011 | |
| St. Joseph | Św. Józefa | Webster | Worcester | Massachusetts | 1887 | | Yes |
| St. Stanislaus | Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika | West Warren | Worcester | Massachusetts | 1908 | | No |
| Our Lady of Czestochowa | Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej | Worcester | Worcester | Massachusetts | 1903 | | Yes |
| St. Louis | Św. Ludwika | Portland | Portland | Maine | 1915 | | No |
| St. Joseph | Św. Józefa | Claremont | Manchester | New Hampshire | 1922 | | No |
| St. Stanislaus | Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika | Nashua | Manchester | New Hampshire | 1908 | | No |
| St. Joseph | Św. Józefa | Ansonia | Hartford | Connecticut | 1925 | | Yes |
| St. Stanislaus Kostka | Św. Stanisława Kostki | Bristol | Hartford | Connecticut | 1919 | | Yes |
| St. Michael the Archangel | Św. Michała Archanioła | Derby | Hartford | Connecticut | 1905 | | Yes |
| St. Adalbert | Św. Wojciecha | Enfield | Hartford | Connecticut | 1915 | | No |
| SS. Cyril and Methodius | Św. Cyryla i Metodego | Hartford | Hartford | Connecticut | 1902 | | Yes |
| St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr | Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika | Meriden | Hartford | Connecticut | 1891 | | Yes |
| Sacred Heart | Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa | New Britain | Hartford | Connecticut | 1894 | | Yes |
| Holy Cross | Świętego Krzyża | New Britain | Hartford | Connecticut | 1927 | | Yes |
| St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr | Św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika | New Haven | Hartford | Connecticut | 1901 | | Yes |
| Immaculate Conception | Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny | Southington | Hartford | Connecticut | 1915 | | Yes |
| St. Joseph | Św. Józefa | Suffield | Hartford | Connecticut | 1916 | | No |
| St. Casimir | Św. Kazimierza | Terryville | Hartford | Connecticut | 1906 | | No |
| St. Mary | Najświętszej Maryi Panny | Torrington | Hartford | Connecticut | 1919 | | No |
| St. Hedwig | Św. Jadwigi | Union City | Hartford | Connecticut | 1906 | | Yes |
| SS. Peter and Paul | Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła | Wallingford | Hartford | Connecticut | 1924 | | Yes |
| St. Stanislaus Kostka | Św. Stanisława Kostki | Waterbury | Hartford | Connecticut | 1913 | | Yes |
| St. Michael the Archangel | Św. Michała Archanioła | Bridgeport | Bridgeport | Connecticut | 1899 | | Yes |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus | Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa | Danbury | Bridgeport | Connecticut | 1925 | | No |
| St. Anthony of Padua | Św. Antoniego z Padwy | Fairfield | Bridgeport | Connecticut | 1927 | | No |
| Holy Name of Jesus | Najświętszego Imienia Jezus | Stamford | Bridgeport | Connecticut | 1903 | | Yes |
| St. Mary of Czestochowa | Św. Marii Częstochowskiej | Middletown | Norwich | Connecticut | 1903 | | Yes |
| St. Joseph | Św. Józefa | Norwich | Norwich | Connecticut | 1904 | | Yes |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Matki Bożej Nieustającej Pomocy | Quaker Hill | Norwich | Connecticut | 1904 | | No |
| St. Joseph | Św. Józefa | Rockville | Norwich | Connecticut | 1905 | | Yes |
| St. Joseph | Św. Józefa | Central Falls | Providence | Rhode Island | 1905 | | Yes |
| Our Lady of Czestochowa | Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej | Coventry | Providence | Rhode Island | 1905 | | No |
| St. Adalbert | Św. Wojciecha | Providence | Providence | Rhode Island | 1902 | | Yes |
| St. Casimir | Św. Kazimierza | Warren | Providence | Rhode Island | 1908 | 2017 | |
| St. Stanislaus Kostka | Św. Stanisława Kostki | Woonsocket | Providence | Rhode Island | 1905 | | Yes |
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## Resources

* Dolores A. Liptak, "The Bishops of Hartford and the New Immigrants (1880-1920)", U.S. Catholic Historian, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Winter - Spring, 1981), pp. 37–53.
* The Official Catholic Directory in USA
* Polish Churches in the United States in 1944. the Polish Museum of America, Chicago, IL. 1999. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2009-09-12.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* Wisniowski, Rafal (1966). List of Polish Parishes from The Official Catholic Directory - 1966 (PDF). Archiwum Orchard lake.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* US States - Parish Histories. the internet Polish Genealogical Source.
* The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
* Roman Catholic Parishes of Polish Ethnicity in USA
* Cities & Towns in each Massachusetts Roman Catholic Diocese
* Archdiocese of Boston
* Diocese of Fall River
* Diocese of Springfield
* Diocese of Worcester
* Diocese of Manchester
* Diocese of Portland
* Archdiocese of Hartford
* Diocese of Bridgeport
* Diocese of Norwich
* Diocese of Providence
* Diocese of Burlington