St. Hedwig Parish, New Bedford

St. Hedwig Parish
Location 73 Division Street
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Founded 1908 (1908)
Founder(s) Polish immigrants
Dedication St. Hedwig
Architecture
Closed 2004
Administration
Diocese Fall River
Province Boston

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

Founded in 1908, St. Hedwig was one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Fall River. The parish closed in 2004.[1] Following the closure of St. Hedwig, parish records were moved to Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, New Bedford.

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References

  1. ^ "Parish merger a unilateral decision," New Bedford Standard-Times, Feb. 29, 2004 Retrieved on January 20, 2010.

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