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St. Joseph Basilica Webster
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
District	Catholic Diocese of Worcester
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	minor basilica
Leadership	Msgr. Anthony Czarnecki
Location
Location	Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Architecture
Architect(s)	John William Donohue
Style	Neo-Gothic
Completed	c.1910-1935
Website
stjosephwebster.com

St. Joseph Basilica is a parish church in Webster, Massachusetts, founded in 1887 as the first Catholic parish designated for Polish immigrants in New England. Located in the Catholic Diocese of Worcester, it was raised to the dignity of a minor basilica in 1998 by Pope John Paul II.

Architecture

St. Joseph Basilica is a neo-gothic structure designed by architect John W. Donohue, who was for many years the official architect of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, which at the time encompassed Webster and all of Worcester County.

See also

• St. Joseph Parish, Webster

References

• The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry, Webster, Massachusetts (September 11, 2005)

1. Parks, Roger N.; Bibliography, Committee for a New England (2003-01-01). Writings on New England history: additions to the Bibliographies of New England history series (to 2001). Massachusetts Historical Society. St. Joseph Basilica (Webster.
2. "St. Joseph Basilica, Webster, Massachusetts, USA". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

External links

• Diocese of Worcester
• Official site of St Joseph Parish
• Polish Cathedral style
• Polish American

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Ordinaries	Bishops John Joseph Wright Bernard Joseph Flanagan Timothy Joseph Harrington Daniel Patrick Reilly Robert Joseph McManus Auxiliary bishops Timothy Joseph Harrington George Edward Rueger
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