Leopold Moczygemba

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Fr. Leopold Moczygemba OFM Conv
Fr. Leopold Moczygemba - founder of the first Polish-American parish in USA
Born Leopold Moczygemba
(1824-10-18)October 18, 1824
Płużnica Wielka, Upper Silesia
Died February 23, 1891(1891-02-23)
Dearborn, Michigan
Resting place
 Panna Maria, Texas
Ethnicity Polish
Citizenship Prussia
Occupation Roman Catholic priest
Employer OFM Conv
Known for Founding the first Polish-American Roman Catholic parish, Panna Maria, Texas.
Title Father
Religion Roman Catholicism

Fr. Leopold Moczygemba, OFM Conv (October 18, 1824-February 23, 1891) - founder of the first Polish-American parish in Panna Maria and Bandera, Texas.

Born October 18, 1824 in Płużnica Wielka Upper Silesia.

Papal envoy to the United States and founder of the Polish SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Detroit.

During his career he also ministered to the ethnic Polish populations of the north-central United States.

References

    Bibliography

    • Baker, T. Lindsay (1979). The First Polish Americans: Silesian Settlements in Texas. College Station: Texas A&M University Press. 
    • Baker, T. Lindsay (Spring 1984). The Reverend Leopold Moczygemba, Patriarch of Polonia. Polish American Studies. 
    • Swastek, Joseph (1951). Priest and Pioneer: Rev. Leopold Moczygemba. Detroit: Conventual. 
    • Seidner, Stanley S. (1976). In Quest of a Cultural Identity: An Inquiry for the Polish Community. New York, New York: IUME, Teachers College, Columbia University. ISBN ERIC ED167674 Check |isbn= value (help). 
    • Leopold Moczygemba at the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved on March 30, 2007.


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