SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish, Hartford

Church in Connecticut, United States

SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish
SS. Cyril and Methodius Church (Hartford, CT) Timothy G. O'Connell architect

41°45′30.2″N 72°40′20.3″W / 41.758389°N 72.672306°W / 41.758389; -72.672306
Location	55 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, Connecticut
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Parish website
History
Founded	April 6, 1902 (1902-04-06)
Founder(s)	Polish immigrants
Dedication	SS. Cyril and Methodius
Architecture
Architect(s)	Timothy G. O'Connell
Administration
Division	Vicariate: Hartford
Subdivision	Hartford
Province	Hartford
Archdiocese	Hartford
Clergy
Archbishop	Most Rev. Leonard Paul Blair, S.T.D.
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Christie Macaluso, D.D.
Vicar(s)	Rev. Andrzej Pogorzelski
Pastor(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 – 2023.

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

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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 John Francis Hackett Paul Loverde Christie Macaluso John Gregory Murray Henry Joseph O'Brien Peter A. Rosazza 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
Priests	Peter Leo Gerety Francis Patrick Keough
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