St. Casimir Parish, New Bedford

St. Casimir Parish
Location 2048 Acushnet Avenue
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Founded 1927 (1927)
Founder(s) Polish immigrants
Dedication St. Casimir
Architecture
Closed 2000
Administration
Diocese Fall River
Province Boston

St. Casimir Parish was a Roman Catholic parish designated for Polish immigrants in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.

Founded in 1927, it was one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Fall River. The parish closed in 2000 upon the retirement of its longtime pastor, Father Henry Kropiwnicki.[1] After remaining vacant for several years, in 2008 the former church building was purchased by the Irmandade do Divino Espirito Santo do Pico, a Portuguese-American religious and cultural organization, for use as a social club.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "St. Casimir's priest retires," New Bedford Standard-Times, Dec. 4, 2000 Retrieved on January 20, 2010.
  2. ^ "Club's controversial plan for former church now gains support," New Bedford Standard-Times, Mar. 12, 2008 Retrieved on January 20, 2010.

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