St. Florian Roman Catholic Church Profile 1985
St Florian Hamtramck
Address:
 2626 Poland, Hamtramck, MI48212
Phone:
      
Current Parish Status:
 Active
School in Operation:
 Yes, elementary-272, high-333; Felician Sisters
First Year Parish Founded:
1908
Year Church was Built:
1928
First Pastor:
 Rev. Fr. Bernard Zmijewski
Pastor in 1985:
 Rev. Fr. Thaddeus Ozog
Mass Schedule:
Saturday 4:00pm (English); Sunday 8:00am (English), 10:00am (Polish) 12:00pm (English)
No. of Families in Parish:
 1,700
Percentage of Polish Descent:
 75%
Considered as a Polish Ethnic Parish:
 Yes
Polish Religious Traditions Preserved:
 Yes
Annual Festival:
 First weekend in May
Festival Name:
 Strawberry Festival
  • The St. Florian Strawberry Festival is a state-wide recognized celebration that draws tens of thousands of people.
  • St. Forian Church was selected for appearance in the National Geographic Magazine.
  • In 1924, the year of peak enrollment, St. Florian Elementary School had 2,853 students.
  • St. Florian Elementary school is still operating but the High School is closed.
  • For more information about this parish visit the Archdiocese of Detroit web site.
  • Detroit News article from Oct. 17, 2001.
  • The Golden Jubilee Memoirs of St. Florian Parish, 1908-1958 and the Diamond Jubilee book of St. Florian Parish, 1908-1983 have been cataloged and are searchable on the PGSA web site.
  • The following microfilms of St. Florian church records are available at the Burton Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library: Film No.1036 (Reel no. followed by description)
    • 1 Baptisms July 1908- December 1925
    • 2 Baptisms January 1926- January 1956
    • 3 Marriages October 1916- December 1958
    • 4 Deaths January 1917-December 1960
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