St. John Cantius Roman Catholic Church Profile 1985
Address:	844 S. Harbaugh, Detroit, MI 48209
Phone:	842-2276
Current Parish Status:	Closed (2007)	School in Operation:	No
Year Parish Founded:	1902	Year Present Church was Built:	1923
First Pastor:	Rev. Fr. Walczak	Pastor in 1985:	Rev. Fr. Edwin A. Szczygiel
Mass Schedule:	Saturday 6:00pm (English); 8:00am (English), 10:30am (Polish), 12:00pm (English)
No. of Families in Parish:	425	Percentage of Polish Descent:	75%
Considered as a Polish Ethnic Parish:	Yes	Polish Religious Traditions Preserved:	Yes
Annual Festival:	none	Festival Name:
St. John Cantius parish is located in the part of Detroit that was once called the community of Delray. This area was populated by the Hungarian community of the metro Detroit area. Several years ago, the parish fought to save the church building when the City of Detroit made plans to build a waste treatment center in the area. The church parish continued on until the fall of 2007 when it closed its doors for the last time due to declined enrollment in the parish, the high cost of maintaining this historic church, and a lack of priests. Tour the neighborhood and see current photos of the church. For more information about this parish visit the Archidiocese of Detroit web site. The following microfilms of St. John church records are available at the Burton Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library: Film No.1040 (Reel no. followed by description) 1 Baptisms September 1902-December 1978 2 Marriages May 1903-January 1979 Deaths December 1902-February 1978
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