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1050 Porter St., Detroit Gothic Revival Patrick C. Keely Detroit's second oldest parish, founded in 1834. Church has stained glass windows created by Ignace Schott and Friedrichs & Staffin [37] [38] Our Lady of Guadalupe 4329 Central Ave, Detroit [39] St. Francis D'Assisi - St. Hedwig 1889 and 1903 4500 Wesson St., Detroit 3245 Junction St ...
In the 1870s, Polish immigrants began settling on the west side of Detroit. [2] As the population grew, several Polish Catholic parishes were established, including St. Casimir (in 1882), St. Francis of Assisi (in 1889), St. Hedwig (in 1903), Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (in 1911), and Our Lady Queen of Angels (in 1915). [2]
In 1969, the cardinal archbishop of Kraków, Karol Wojtyła, who later became Pope John Paul II, celebrated Mass at St. Florian. The church also served as a backdrop for some scenes in the Theresa Connelly film Polish Wedding. Detroit City councilman (and former Mayor) Kenneth Cockrel is a graduate of St. Florian High School, which is now ...
Here's a look at the upcoming lineup for the 2024 Detroit Mass Mob, featuring worship opportunities at local historic Catholic churches.
St. Patrick’s first building opened in 1859. The present building was dedicated in 1867. St Hedwig was founded in 1877. The current church was dedicated in 1883.
St. Francis Xavier Parish was established in 1868. St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church: built 1907 1991 NRHP-listed ... St. Hedwig's Church: 1904 built 1982 NRHP-listed
St. Hedwig Cemetery has the interred remains of several World War I and World War II veterans. Daniel S. Paletko (1950–2020) is interred at St. Hedwig Cemetery. Paletko had previously served as a state representative, and at the time of his death, was the mayor of Dearborn Heights. [ 1 ]
In 1907, St. Francis's Home for Orphan Boys opened in Detroit, built at a cost of $250,000. [22] Foley established the first parish for African Americans, St. Peter Claver, in Detroit, in 1911, although chapels and missions for African-American Catholics had existed since the late 1870s. [24]