SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish, Hartford

Church in Connecticut, United States

41°45′30.2″N 72°40′20.3″W / 41.758389°N 72.672306°W / 41.758389; -72.672306Location55 Charter Oak Avenue
Hartford, ConnecticutCountryUnited StatesDenominationRoman CatholicWebsiteParish websiteHistoryFoundedApril 6, 1902 (1902-04-06)Founder(s)Polish immigrantsDedicationSS. Cyril and MethodiusArchitectureArchitect(s)Timothy G. O'ConnellAdministrationDivisionVicariate: HartfordSubdivisionHartfordProvinceHartfordArchdioceseHartfordClergyArchbishopMost Rev. Leonard Paul Blair, S.T.D.Bishop(s)Most Rev. Christie Macaluso, D.D.Vicar(s)Rev. Andrzej PogorzelskiPastor(s)Rev. Adam Hurbanczuk

SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish (Polish: Parafia św. Cyryla i Metodego w Hartford) - one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford. Founded on April 6, 1902, it is designated for Polish immigrants in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

History

In January 1901, the recently ordained Fr. Stanislaus Lozowski was assigned as curate to serve the Polish immigrants at St. Peter Parish. On April 6, 1902, Bishop of Hartford Michael Tierney established SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish for Polish immigrants, with Fr. Lozowski appointed founding pastor. The first parish Mass was celebrated in St. Peter's basement. A small wooden church was dedicated on Governor St. The cornerstone of a large brick church was blessed on July 9, 1916.

Clergy

Current

Rev. Adam Hurbanczuk, Pastor, November 4, 2011 – Present.
Rev. Andrzej Pogorzelski, Vicar, November 4, 2011 – Present.

Former Pastors

Rev. Stanislaus Lozowski
Rev. William Przybylo, 1990–2008
Rev. Adam C. Subocz, 2008 - October 2011
Rev. Adam Hurbanczuk, November 2011 - Present

Former Vicars

Rev. Kazimirerz Heisig, Vicar † - September 2011.

† = deceased

Sources

Kumor, Bolesław (1985). SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish and the Hartford Polonia 1873-1980. Garrett Printing Inc. ISBN 978-0-9609702-1-6.
The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
The Official Catholic Directory in USA

External links

SS. Cyril and Methodius Church - Parish Website
SS. Cyril and Methodius - Diocesan information
SS. Cyril and Methodius - ParishesOnline.com
Archdiocese of Hartford

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford

Ordinaries

Bishops: William Tyler; Bernard O'Reilly; Francis Patrick McFarland; Thomas Galberry, O.S.A.; Lawrence S. McMahon; Michael Tierney; John J. Nilan; Maurice F. McAuliffe

Archbishops: Henry J. O'Brien; John Francis Whealon; Daniel Anthony Cronin; Henry J. Mansell; Leonard P. Blair

Coadjutor archbishops: Christopher J. Coyne

Auxiliary bishops

Joseph Francis Donnelly

Juan Miguel Betancourt

Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford

Basilica: Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Waterbury

Parishes: St. Joseph Church, Ansonia; St. Stanislaus Church, Bristol; St. Michael the Archangel Church, Derby; St. Adalbert Church, Enfield; St. Augustine Church, Hartford; Holy Trinity Church, Hartford; SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Hartford; St. Stanislaus Church, Meriden; Holy Cross Church, New Britain; Sacred Heart Church, New Britain; St. Mary's Church, New Haven; St. Joseph's Church, New Haven; St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven; St. Mary Church, Newington; Church of the Immaculate Conception, Norfolk; Immaculate Conception Church, Southington; St. Joseph Church, Suffield; St. Casimir Church, Terryville; St. Mary Church, Torrington; St. Hedwig Church, Union City; St. Patrick - St. Anthony Church, Hartford; SS. Peter and Paul Church, Wallingford; St. Anne Church, Waterbury; Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Waterbury

Former parishes: St. Anne/Immaculate Conception Parish, Hartford; St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Waterbury

Education

Seminaries: St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield

High schools: Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall, Milford; Canterbury School, New Milford; East Catholic High School, Manchester; Holy Cross High School, Waterbury; Northwest Catholic High School, West Hartford; Notre Dame High School, West Haven; Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden; Sacred Heart High School, Waterbury; St. Paul Catholic High School, Bristol