Leopold Moczygemba
| Fr. Leopold Moczygemba OFM Conv | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Leopold Moczygemba October 18, 1824 Płużnica Wielka, Upper Silesia |
| Died |
February 23, 1891 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. ERIC collection: ED167674.
- Leopold Moczygemba at the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved on March 30, 2007.
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