CLIFTON Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. John Kanty Parish here where he celebrated Mass marking the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Dec. 29.
The parish’s history began in 1933 when St. Joseph Parish in Passaic established a mission for Polish people in Clifton. A church was built on Speer Avenue in 1934. Bishop Walsh advanced the mission to parish status in 1935 and entrusted the administration of the parish to the Franciscan Conventuals. It was the last parish founded before the establishment of the Paterson Diocese in 1937.