St. Joseph Parish, Rockville

41°52′5.9″N 72°27′50.6″W / 41.868306°N 72.464056°W / 41.868306; -72.464056Location33 West Street
Rockville, ConnecticutCountryUnited StatesDenominationRoman CatholicWebsiteParish websiteHistoryFoundedApril 26, 1905 (1905-04-26)Founder(s)Polish immigrantsDedicationSt. JosephAdministrationProvinceHartfordDioceseNorwichParishPaulineClergyBishop(s)Most Rev. Michael Richard CoteVicar(s)Rev. Rafal Walczyk, Ass't. Vicar O.S.P.P.E.Pastor(s)Rev. Tadeusz ZadoroznyLaityOrganist(s)Mark Roszczewski (Ro-shef-ski)

St. Joseph Parish - originally established in 1905 for Polish immigrants in Rockville, Connecticut, United States. St. Joseph church has been a multi-ethnic parish since the 1950s under Fr. Hyacinth Lepak (1949–1975) and continues to be a diversely ethnic American parish community. ( See "History" link at www.stjosephct.org for additional background). Visit St. Joseph Church on your tablet or phone for more parish community news and resources.

• Rev. Charles Wotypka (1905–1908)
• Rev. Joseph Culkowski (1908–1909)
• Rev. Maximilian Soltysek (1909–1917)
• Rev. Leon Wierzynski (1917–1918)
• Rev. Franciszek Wladasz (1918–1922)
• Rev. Stefan Bartkowski (1922–1927)
• Rev. Zygmunt Woroniecki (1927–1949)
• Rev. Hyacinth Lepak (1949–1975)
• Rev. Aloysius Kisluk (1975–1988)
• Rev. Joseph Hanks (1988–1994)
• Rev. Joseph M. Olczak (1994–2008)
• Fr. Krzysztof Wieliczko O.S.P.P.E. (2008–2010)
• Fr. Krzysztof Drybka O.S.P.P.E. (2010- 2021)
• Fr. Bogdan Olzacki O.S.P.P.E. (2016- 2021)
• Rev. Tadeusz Zadorozny (2021-present)

• Olson, James Stuart (1987). Catholic immigrants in America. St. Mary of Czestochowa Church.
• The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
• Geller, Herbert F. Ethnic History Series: European Immigrants and the Catholic Church of Connecticut, 1870-1920. THE SUNDAY POST: Dolores Liptak.
• The Official Catholic Directory in USA

• St. Joseph - Diocesan information
• St. Joseph - ParishesOnline.com
• Diocese of Norwich
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