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St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
42°37′29.8″N 73°06′53″W / 42.624944°N 73.11472°W / 42.624944; -73.11472
Location	25 Hoosac Street Adams, Massachusetts
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	http://www.adamscatholicchurches.org/
History
Status	Church
Founded	1902 (1902) April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01)
Founder(s)	Polish immigrants
Dedication	St. Stanislaus
Consecrated	1902
Architecture
Functional status	Active (as of April 1, 2012)
Closed	January 1, 2009 (2009-01-01)
Administration
Division	Region 1
Province	Boston
Diocese	Springfield in Massachusetts
Parish	Pope St. John Paul II Parish
Clergy
Bishop(s)	William Draper Byrne
Pastor(s)	Rev. Steven G. Montesanti
Deacon(s)	Rev. Mr. Gregory LaFreniere

St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is a Catholic mission church designated for Polish immigrants in Adams, Massachusetts.

Founded in December 1902, it is one of the Polish-American Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts. On January 1, 2009, was temporarily closed by Bishop Timothy A. McDonnell. After 1,150 days of parishioners sitting in vigil, it was announced on February 18, 2012, that the church would reopen on Palm Sunday (April 1) 2012.

The church offers Sunday Mass, all Holy Days of Obligation, weddings, funerals, and baptisms. It now serves as a mission church of St. John Paul II Parish in Adams.

School

• St. Stanislaus Kostka School, Adams, MA (Grades: PK - 8)

References

1. "St. Stanislaus Church to Re-open". 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
2. Blessed John Paul Parish
3. "St. Stanislaus Kostka School". Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2009-10-05.

Bibliography

• The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.

• Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish - Centennial 1893-1993. Our Lady of Czestochowa, Boston. 1993.

• The Official Catholic Directory in USA
• Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Springfield" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

External links

• Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts

See also

• Keeping Faith St. Stanislaus Kostka Fights Closing
• Diocese Drops the Hammer in Adams, N. Adams

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
Ordinaries	Bishops Patrick Thomas O'Reilly Thomas Daniel Beaven Thomas Michael O'Leary Christopher Joseph Weldon Joseph Francis Maguire John Aloysius Marshall Thomas Ludger Dupré Timothy Anthony McDonnell Mitchell Thomas Rozanski William Draper Byrne
Churches	Cathedral St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica Basilica of St. Stanislaus Parishes St. Stanislaus Parish, Adams
Education	High schools Pope Francis Preparatory School Saint Mary High School Closed Holyoke Catholic High School St. Joseph Central High School
Priests	Richard R. Lavigne
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