St. Joseph Parish, Rockville

St. JUoseph Church Rockville Connecticut
interior in January 2011.

St. Joseph Parish - originally established in 1905 for Polish immigrants in Rockville, Connecticut, United States. St. Joseph church has been a multi-ethnic parish since the 1950s under Fr. Hyacinth Lepak (1949–1975) and continues to be a diversely ethnic American parish community. ( See "History" link at www.stjosephct.org for additional background). Visit St. Joseph Church on your tablet or phone for more parish community news and resources.

Pastors

• Rev. Charles Wotypka (1905–1908)
• Rev. Joseph Culkowski (1908–1909)
• Rev. Maximilian Soltysek (1909–1917)
• Rev. Leon Wierzynski (1917–1918)
• Rev. Franciszek Wladasz (1918–1922)
• Rev. Stefan Bartkowski (1922–1927)
• Rev. Zygmunt Woroniecki (1927–1949)
• Rev. Hyacinth Lepak (1949–1975)
• Rev. Aloysius Kisluk (1975–1988)
• Rev. Joseph Hanks (1988–1994)
• Rev. Joseph M. Olczak (1994–2008)
• Fr. Krzysztof Wieliczko O.S.P.P.E. (2008–2010)
• Fr. Krzysztof Drybka O.S.P.P.E. (2010- current)

• Fr. Bogdan Olzacki O.S.P.P.E. (2016- current){{

Bibliography

• Olson, James Stuart (1987). Catholic immigrants in America. St. Mary of Czestochowa Church. 
• The 150'th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005. 
• Geller, Herbert F. Ethnic History Series: European Immigrants and the Catholic Church of Connecticut, 1870-1920. THE SUNDAY POST: Dolores Liptak. 
• The Official Catholic Directory in USA

External links

• St. Joseph - Diocesan information
• St. Joseph - ParishesOnline.com
• Diocese of Norwich