St. Casimir Parish, Terryville

St. Casimir Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Terryville, Connecticut, United States.

Founded in 1906. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.

Parish shares a Pastor with the Immaculate Conception parish in 1999.

History

In 1900 a group of men gathered to form St. Casimir’s Society. In 1902 the St. Casimir Society purchased land at 15 Allen Street for $500, and organized St. Casimir Parish. In March 1906, Fr Joseph Raniszewski was assigned as the first pastor. In May 1906 the cornerstone reading “St. Casimir Polish Roman Catholic Church” was laid and Bishop Tierney dedicated St. Casimir Church on September 1, 1907.

Pastors

• Rev. Joseph Raniszewski (1906 – 1911)
• Rev. Ludwig Rusin (1911 – 1918)
• Rev. Paul Koszczyk (1918 – 1920)
• Rev. Peter Kaczmarski (1920 – 1932)
• Rev. Peter Sroka (1932 – 1959)
• Rev. Julius Pac (1959 – 1975)
• Rev. Stephen Ptaszynski (1976 – 1993)
• Rev. Daniel Karpey (1993 – 1999)
• Rev. Gerald Dziedzic (1999 - 2012)
• Rev. Marcin P Pluciennik (2012 - 2015)
• Rev. Tomasz Sztuber (2015 - )

Bibliography

• The 150'th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005. 
• The Official Catholic Directory in USA

External links

• St. Casimir - Diocesan information
• St. Casimir - ParishesOnline.com
• Archdiocese of Hartford

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