12635 McDougal Ave.
Detroit, MI 48212
(313)892-6116

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SACRED HEART OF MARY     CATHOLIC CHURCH

Church Info

• 1910 Historical Photograph and Text

Chronology

• 1883 - Parish was founded
• 1889 - Parochial cemetery was founded at McNichols and Mound
• after-1899 - School and parish rectory  were built by Father Joseph Fulta

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Location - SW corner of St. Aubin and Canfield

Church Info

• 1910 Historical Photograph and Text
• www.stalbertus.org
• National Register of Historical Places
• Historical Markers
• Picture

Chronology

• 1872 - Parish was founded and frame church was built
• 1874 - School was opened
• 1885 - Church designed by Henry Engelbert
• 1913 - Windstorm caused extensive damage to church spire
• 1916 - New school designed by Harry Hill
• 1975 - State Historic Marker was dedicated
• 1990 - Closed by Archdiocese of Detroit

Articles

• A frigid Midnight Mass amid the ghosts of faith, defiance and bloody Christmases past.

Historical Plaque

Polish immigrants arrived in Detroit as early as the 1850's, but not until the Reverend Simon Wleczorek founded St. Albertus Roman Catholic Parish in 1872, did their community have a center. A neighborhood, called Wojciechowo, grew around the parish's first church. In 1885 the present Gothic Revival building replaced the original wooden frame structure. Inspired by the Reverend Dominic Kolasinski's concern for Polish traditions, it incorporates twelve lunette panels over the nave arcades, brick detailing, and an octagonal tower common to churches in Poland. Although the community eventually dispersed, St. Albertus Church still stands as a symbol of the first Polish community in Detroit.

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Church Info

• Archdiocese of Detroit Info

Chronology

• 1920  - Parish was founded

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Church Info

• Archdiocese of Detroit Info

Chronology

• 1925  - Parish was founded

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ST. CASIMIR CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location

        3381 23rd Street

        Detroit, MI 48208

Church Info

• 1910 Historical Photograph and Text

Chronology

• 1874 - Parish was founded

• 1989 - Parish was closed

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ST. CUNEGUNDA CATHOLIC CHURCH

Church Info

• Archdiocese of Detroit page

Chronology

• 1927 - Parish was founded

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ST. FRANCIS D'ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location - Wesson and Buchanan

          4500 Wesson

          Detroit, MI 48210

Church Info

• www.stfrancisdetroit.org

• Archdiocese of Detroit Info

• Picture

Chronology

• 1889 - Parish was founded

• 1905 - Church designed by Kastler and Hunter

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ST. HEDWIG CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location - Junction and Norton

3245 Junction Ave.
Detroit, MI 48210
(313)894-5409

Church Info

• 1910 Historical Photograph and Text
• www.sthedwigchurch.org
• Archdiocese of Detroit Info
• Picture
• St. Hedwig Cemetery Transcriptions (partial listing) [not affiliated with this church]

Chronology

• 1902 - Parish was founded
• 1903 - First Church was built
• 1915 - Current Church designed by Harry Hill

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ST. HYACINTH CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location - Frederick and McDougal

3151 Farnsworth Ave.
Detroit, MI 48211
(313)922-1507

Church Info

• 1910 Historical Photograph and Text
• www.sainthyacinth.com
• Archdiocese of Detroit Info
• Picture
• Historical Marker
• Father Skalski Anniversary

Chronology

• 1907 - Parish was founded

Articles

• Muralist colors Poletown history
• Holy pilgrimage shows dedication
  

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ST. JOHN OF CANTIUS CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location - western section of city (Delray)

844 Harbaugh Ave.
Detroit, MI 48209
(313)842-2276

Church Info

• 1910 Historical Photograph and Text
• Archdiocese of Detroit Info
• Picture

Chronology

• 1902 - Parish was founded

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ST. JOSAPHAT CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location - NW corner of Canfield and Chrysler Freeway

691 E. Canfield Ave.
Detroit, MI 48201
(313)831-1072

Church Info

• 1910 Historical Photograph and Text
• www.stjosaphatchurch.org
• Archdiocese of Detroit Info

Chronology

• 1889 - Parish was founded
• 1900 - Church designed by Kastler and Hunter
• 1907 - Convent was completed
• 1982 - Listed on the National Register of Historical Places

Articles

• Poletown church keeps original feel

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ST. LOUIS THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH

Church Info

• Archdiocese of Detroit Info

Chronology

• 1923 - Parish was founded

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ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location - Medbury and Dubois

Church Info

• 1910 Historical Photograph and Text
• Picture

Chronology

• 1898 - Parish was founded
• 1913 - Church designed by Harry Hill
• 1989 - Parish was closed

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ST. STEPHEN/MARY MOTHER OF THE CHURCH CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location

 4300 Central Street, at St. John Avenue 
   Detroit, MI  48210-2785 
   T: (313)841-0783 
   E: mgawron@aol.com

Church Info

• Archdiocese of Detroit Info
• McShane Bell Info

Chronology

• 1993 - Parish was founded

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SS. PETER AND PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location

7685 Grandville
Detroit, MI 48228
(313)846-2222

Church Info

• SS. Peter and Paul Website
• Archdiocese of Detroit Info
• Picture

Chronology

• 1923 - Parish was founded

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SWEETEST HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location - corner of Russell and Canfield

4440 Russell St.
Detroit, MI 48207
(313)831-6659

Church Info

• www.sweetestheartofmary.org
• Archdiocese of Detroit Info
• Picture
• Historical Markers

Chronology

• 1886 - The first services for this parish were held at the Anton Dlugi House at 4455 Riopelle St.
• 1889 - School was designed by Spier and Rohns
• 1893 - Church was designed by Spier and Rohns

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TRANSFIGURATION CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location

5830 Simon K
Detroit, MI 48212
(313)892-1310

Church Info

• Archdiocese of Detroit Info

Chronology

• 1925 - Parish was founded

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Hamtramck

HOLY CROSS POLISH NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location

2311 Pulaski Street
Hamtramck, MI
48212-2940

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH

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OUR LADY QUEEN OF APOSTLES CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location

3851 Prescott Ave.
Hamtramck, MI 48212
(313)891-1520

Church Info

• Archdiocese of Detroit Info
• Picture

Chronology

• 1917 - Parish was founded

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ST. FLORIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location - corner of Florian and Warsaw

2626 Poland Ave.
Hamtramck, MI 48212
(313)871-2778

Church Info

• 1910 Historical Photograph and Text
• ST. FLORIAN CHURCH
• Archdiocese of Detroit Info
• Picture

Chronology

• 1907 - Parish was founded
• 1909 - First Church was finished and dedicated
• 1926 - Present Church was built

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ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH

Chronology

• 1892 - Parish was founded

• 1989 - Parish was closed

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ST. LADISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location

2730 Caniff Ave.
Hamtramck, MI 48212
(313)872-0709

Church Info

• Archdiocese of Detroit Info
• St. Ladislaus School Song

Chronology

• 1920 - Parish was founded

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Orchard Lake

ORCHARD LAKE SEMINARY

Seminary Info

• 1910 Historical Photograph and Text
• Golden Jubilee History of the Orchard Lake Schools

Chronology

• 1885 - SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary established in Detroit
• 1909 - Moved to Orchard Lake

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Pontiac

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

Church Info

• Archdiocese of Detroit Info

Chronology

• 1923 - Parish was founded

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Sterling Heights

Location

5555 17 Mile Road
Sterling Heights, MI
48310-6867

Church Info

• www.allsaints1parish.org

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OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA CATHOLIC CHURCH

Location

3100 18 Mile Rd.
Sterling Heights, MI 48314
(586) 977-7267

Church Info

• OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA
• Archdiocese of Detroit Info

Chronology

• 1979 - Parish was founded

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Utica

ST. KIERAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

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Wyandotte

• 1910 Historical Photograph and Text
• www.ourladyofmountcarmel.org
• Archdiocese of Detroit Info

Chronology

• 1899 - Parish was founded
• 1915 - Church designed by Harry Hill

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ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA CATHOLIC CHURCH

Church Info

• Archdiocese of Detroit Info

Chronology

• 1914 - Parish was founded

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