St. Casimir Roman Catholic Church Profile 1985
St. Casimir Detroit
Address:
3401 Twenty Third St. Detroit, MI 48208
Phone:
 897-5360    
Current Parish Status:
 Closed
School in Operation:
 No
Year Parish Founded:
 1882
Year Church was Built:
 1883
First Pastor:
 Rev. Fr. Paul Gutowski
Pastor in 1985:
 Rev. Fr. Eugene Wojtowicz
Mass Schedule:
Saturday 4:00pm (English); Sunday 10:00am (English)
No. of Families in Parish:
 300
Percentage of Polish Descent:
 50%
Considered as a Polish Ethnic Parish:
 "To some degree it is"
Polish Religious Traditions Preserved:
 Yes
Annual Festival:
 2-One in fall and another in spring
Festival Name:
 none given
  • St. Casimir was the first Polish parish on the west side of the city of Detroit.
  • St. Casimir had an elementary school with 190 students registered in 1985.
  • A temporary church was built first, then a school with appropriate homes for the clergy and teachers.
  • In 1889 the parish church, modeled after St. Peter in Rome, was begun and finished in 1890 at a cost of $126,000.
  • The parish closed in 1989.
  • The building is now an African-American church. It's a new bldg. The original was torn down many years ago for safety reasons. This church has an exact twin in Chicago... the Polish church of St. Mary of Perpetual Help.
  • The Golden Jubilee book of St. Casimir Parish, 1882-1932 has been cataloged and is searchable on the PGSA web site.
  • The following microfilms of St. Casimir church records are available at the Burton Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library: Film No.1041 (Reel no. followed by description)
    • 1 Baptisms November 1882-July 1919
    • 2 Baptisms May 1918-November 1935
      Marriages November 1882-February 1934
      Deaths May 1918-March 1935
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