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Parish and Church locations under Archbishop James E. Quigley (first half of his term; 1903-1908)
Succeeding Archbishop Patrick A. Feehan, Archbishop James Edward Quigley became the Archbishop in 1903. Born in Canada in 1855, Quigley was ordained in Rome and was a consecrated Bishop of Buffalo until he was transferred to Chicago. This period in…
St. Hedwig
In order to service Polish families who lived more than a mile away from St. Stanislaus Kostka, the main polish church at the time, St. Hedwig Parish was first created starting 1887. The Polish population was growing quite rapidly at the time, and…
Chicago Church and Parish Locations, Prior to the City Having Its Own Archbishop (1833-1879)
In 1833, the first parish of Old St. Mary's was established in Chicago. At that point, Chicago was under the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and, hence, did not have its own Archbishop. This file shows all of the Parishes and original church locations for…