St.
Stanislaus, Bishop & Martyr
Roman Catholic Church Profile 1985 |
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Address:
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5818
Dubois, Detroit, MI 48211 |
Phone: |
921-0815 |
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Current
Parish Status: |
Closed |
School
in Operation: |
No |
Year
Parish Founded: |
1898 |
Year
Present Church was Built: |
1911 |
First
Pastor: |
Rev. Fr.
Francis Gzella |
Pastor
in 1985: |
Rev. Fr.
Joseph Grzyb |
Mass
Schedule: |
Saturday
4:00pm (English); Sunday 8:30am (English), 10:00am (Polish), 11:30pm (English)
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No.
of Families in Parish: |
260 |
Percentage
of Polish Descent: |
95% |
Considered
as a Polish Ethnic Parish: |
Yes |
Polish
Religious Traditions Preserved: |
"To
some degree they are" |
Annual
Festival: |
Held in
autumn |
Festival
Name: |
No specific
title |
- Historically,
St. Stanislaus parish was connected with a great deal of effort on
the part of the Polish population to retain contacts with the Fatherland.
For example, the parish hosted President Ignacy Paderewski and General
Haller as they both engaged in working for a free and independent
Poland during World War I.
- In 1905
the parish was composed of 700 families. By 1910 the enrollment was
doubled.
- During
the 1950s the parish began to experience decline. The I-94 expressway
came through the neighborhood and divided it in half. Many parishioners
and nearby businesses were forced to move.
- This
parish closed in 1989.
- St.
Stanislaus Grade School opened in 1901 and was closed in 1968.
- St.
Stanislaus High School opened in 1929 and closed in 1973.
- St.
Stanislaus is now an African American church. It's school buildings
have been renovated and are operating as an Edison Charter School.
- St.
Stanislaus is a State
of Michigan Historic Site.
- Tour
the neighborhood
and see current photos of the church.
- The
Souvenir album of the 25th anniversary of the founding of St. Stanislaus
B.M. Parish, 1828-1923 has been cataloged and is searchable on the
PGSA web
site.
- The
following microfilms of St. Stanislaus church records are available
at the Burton
Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library: Film No.1037
(Reel no. followed by description)
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Baptisms July 1898-July 1914
- 2
Baptisms July 1914-May 1921
Baptisms July 1914-May 1921
- 3
Baptisms April 1921-July 1934
- 4
Marriages November 1898-November 1931
- 5
Death September 1898- September 1932
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