St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church Profile 1985
St Thomas the Apostle, Detroit.
Address:
 8363 Townsend, Detroit, MI 48213
Phone:
 921-1300    
Current Parish Status:
 Closed
School in Operation:
 No
First Year Parish Founded:
1914
Year Church was Built:
1923
First Pastor:
 Rev. Fr. Patrick Cullaine
Pastor in 1985:
 Rev. Fr. Lawrence faris
Mass Schedule:
Saturday 4:00pm (English); Sunday 10:00am (Polish), 12:00pm (English)
No. of Families in Parish:
 168
Percentage of Polish Descent:
 90%
Considered as a Polish Ethnic Parish:
 Yes
Polish Religious Traditions Preserved:
 Yes
Annual Festival:
 None
Festival Name:
  
  • St. Thomas the Apostle parish was located in the extreme eastern out streatch of the old Polish community. This area was one of the first to experience a rapid change in population as the ethnic residents orginally in the area began to move north along Van Dyke toward Warren and Centerline. In the past, the parish had both a grade and high school in operation.
  • This parish closed in 1989.
  • St. Thomas was a State of Michigan Historic Site.
  • St. Thomas Church was bulldozed - parts are at St. Hyacinth.
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