St. Hedwig Parish, Cambridge
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St. Hedwig Parish is designated for Polish immigrants in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
. Founded in 1907, it was one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England
in the Archdiocese of Boston.
The last pastor of this parish, since 1964, was Monsignor Francis Chmaj. The parish closed June 15, 1995.
After World War II
, this parish was a place that brings together the Polish Armed Forces
officers settled in the Boston
area.
United States
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. Founded in 1907, it was one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England
Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England
- Resources :# Dolores A. Liptak, "The Bishops of Hartford and the New Immigrants ", U.S. Catholic Historian, Vol. 1, No. 2 , pp. 37-53.# The Official Catholic Directory in USA# # # # # # # # # # # # # #...
in the Archdiocese of Boston.
The last pastor of this parish, since 1964, was Monsignor Francis Chmaj. The parish closed June 15, 1995.
After World War II
World War II
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, this parish was a place that brings together the Polish Armed Forces
Polish Armed Forces in the West
Polish Armed Forces in the West refers to the Polish military formations formed to fight alongside the Western Allies against Nazi Germany and its allies...
officers settled in the Boston
Boston
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area.