Visit from two bishops
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September 20, 2018
BEACON PHOTO | JOE GIGLIVISIT FROM TWO BISHOPS Marking 115 years as a parish community, St. Stephen’s in Paterson welcomed Bishop Serratelli who celebrated the noon Mass for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Concelebrating the Mass was Bishop Santiago Rodriguez of the Diocese of San Pedro De Macoris in the Dominican Republic. Both bishops are pictured standing with Father Manuel Guevera (left), in residence at St. Stephen’s and Father Dariusz Kaminski (right), pastor. Also pictured are altar servers.St. Stephen Parish in Paterson celebrates its 115th anniversaryPATERSON Marking 115 years as a parish community, St. Stephen’s here welcomed Bishop Serratelli who celebrated the noon Mass for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Concelebrating the Mass was Bishop Santiago Rodriguez of the Diocese of San Pedro De Macoris in the Dominican Republic.
St. Stephen Parish was established on Dec. 14, 1903 to serve the Polish immigrants who settled in the city of Paterson. Assisted by Polish priests from Passaic, a parish for Polish Catholics was organized in 1903. A former Methodist church was purchased in 1904 and the parish received its first pastor, Father Joseph Zielinski, the same year. That church was destroyed by a fire in 1909 and a new church and school were built on Martin Street. The present church was constructed in 1968.
Today the parish continues to serve Polish families along with the many Hispanic families who now live in the area.
