St. Adalbert Parish (Enfield, Connecticut)

St. Adalbert Church
St. Raymond of Penafort Parish
St. Adalbert Church
42°00′8.7″N 72°35′46″W
Location	90 Alden Avenue Enfield, Connecticut
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic (former)
Website	St. Raymond of Penafort Parish website
History
Founded	January 17, 1915 (1915-01-17)
Founder(s)	Polish immigrants
Dedication	St. Adalbert
Dedicated	July 8, 1928 (1928-07-08)
Architecture
Closed	April 21, 2024
Administration
Division	Vicariate: Hartford
Subdivision	Enfield
Province	Hartford
Archdiocese	Hartford
Parish	St. Adalbert (1915-2017) St. Raymond of Penafort (2017-22) St. Jeanne Jugan (2022-24)
Clergy
Archbishop	Most Rev. Leonard Paul Blair, S.T.D.
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Christie Macaluso, D.D.
Priest(s)	Rev. Anthony J Bruno
Pastor(s)	Rev. Sebastian k. Kos

St. Adalbert Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Enfield, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1915, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.

In 2017, St. Adalbert was merged with St. Patrick Parish in Enfield to form St. Raymond of Penafort parish. In 2022, the consolidated St. Raymond parish was merged into townwide parish under the name St. Jeanne Jugan parish.[1] The St. Adalbert church building was closed to regularly scheduled worship soon after and was closed permanently on April 21, 2024.[2]

History

On September 1, 1907, Bishop of Hartford, Michael Tierney made the priest Paul W. Piechocki responsible for the Polish immigrants. Bishop John Joseph Nilan established St. Adalbert Parish on January 17, 1915. Stanislaus Federkiewicz was named first pastor. The first Mass was offered in the unfinished church basement on Christmas 1915. Nilan dedicated the lower church on May 7, 1916. Finally, the completed St. Adalbert Parish was dedicated by Bishop Maurice F. McAuliffe on July 8, 1928. St Adalbert Church build has been closed by the Archdiocese of Hartford and the buildings are for sale. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/Church-Complex-Redevelopment-Opportunit/27724332/

1. Kieran, Sister. "Decree concerning the relegation to profane but not sordid use of Saint Adalbert Church in Enfield, Connecticut". Archdiocese of Hartford. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
2. Danseyar, Susan. "Enfield and its Polish community bid farewell to St. Adalbert Church: 'We feel like lost lambs'". CT Insider. Retrieved 2024-05-22.

Bibliography

• John P. Gwozdz, A Place of Their Own. A History of Saint Adalbert Church, Enfield, Connecticut, 1915-1990, reviewed in Polish American Studies, Vol. 48, No. 2 (Autumn, 1991), pp. 87–89.
• The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
• The Official Catholic Directory in USA

External links

• St. Adalbert - Diocesan information
• St. Raymond of Penafort Parish (St. Adalbert Church) - Catholicmasses.org
• Archdiocese of Hartford