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The first Lithuanian Roman Catholic parish was the St. George
parish in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, founded March 30, 1891.
In 1941 there were 124 parishes. Most of them had a grammar school
headed by Lithuanian priests and nuns and had Lithuanian language
classes.
After World War II (1949 – 1954) refugees from Soviet-occupied
Lithuania arrived in the U.S., and rejuvenated Lithuanian parishes.
Saturday schools were established in many parishes. However, the
number of priests began to decline and parishioners began to leave for
the suburbs and the number of parishes dropped to 98. As Lithuanians
left the parishes, their place was taken by parishioners of a
different heritage and, when they became the majority they took over
the parishes.
It is very important that Lithuanians who are arriving from Lithuania
today should join Lithuanian parishes and should become active
parishioners.
There are some Lithuanian parishes without a Lithuanian-speaking
priest. Whevere possible, we try to find a Lithuanian-speaking priest
at least for major fiests and occasions.
These are the parishes that we know about
California
Los Angeles, CA
Saint Casimir (est. 1946)
Mass in Lithuanian
2718 St. George St.
Connecticut
Hartford, CT
Holy Trinity
Lithuanian and English
53 Capitol. Ave.
New Britain, CT
Lithuanian and English
1039 Maple Ave.
Waterbuty, CT
Saint Joseph (est.
1894)
English
46 Congress Ave.
Florida
Mass in Lithuanian
at the Florida Southwest LAC chapter
every last Sunday of the month
(except June and July)
4:00 p.M.
St. Francis Xavier church
2157 Cleveland Avenue
Fort Myers, FL 33902.
The celebrant is Msgr. Bernardas Talaisis.
Illinois
Immaculate Conception Parish (1915)
2746 W. 44 th Street
Chicago, IL. 60632 - Lithuanian and English
Chicago, IL. 60629 - Lithuanian and English
Rev. A. Markus
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1927)
6813 So Washtenaw Avenue
Cicero, IL. 60804 - Lithuanian and English
St. Anthony‘s Parish (1911)
1515 S. 50th Avenue
Lemont, IL 60439
Blessed Jurgis
Matulatis Mission (1990 m.)
Mass in Lithuanian
14915 127th St.
Massachusets
Brockton, Mass. 02402 - Lithuanian and English
St. Casimir‘s Parish (1898 m.)
21 Sawtell Avenue (map)
Cambridge, Mass 02141-1343 - English
Immaculate Conception Parish (1910)
432 Windsor Street
Rev. S. Zukas
St. Peters Church
50 Orton-Marothan Way
So. Boston, MA. 02127
Michigan
Detroit, MI 48216 - Lithuanian and English
St. Anthony‘s Parish ( 1921 )
1751 -25th Street
Detroit, MI 48034-3933 - Lithuanian and English
God‘s Providence Parish
25335 W. Nine Mile Road
Sts. Peter and Paul Lithuanian parish
520 Myrtle Avenue, NW
Grand Rapids, MI
Nebraska
Omaha, NE 68107 - English
St. Anthony‘s Parish ( 1907)
540 S. 33rd Street
New Jersey
Paterson, N.J. 07501 - Lithuanian and English
St. Casimir‘s Parish ( 1911)
148 Montgomery Street
New York
Brooklyn, N.Y. ,11211 - Lithuanian and English
Annunciation Parish (1914 )
260 N. 5th Street
Transfiguration R. C. Church
64-14 Clinton Avenue
Maspeth, Queens, NY 11378
718-326-2236
We are the first Lithuanian national church in Queens County,
NY, dedicated on August 8, 1908 established to serve the dire need
for a Lithuanian church to serve the surging Lithuanian population
in Queens County. To read more of our history, feel free to visit
our website
www.Transfiguration.CatholicWeb.com
St. George’s Roman Catholic Lithuanian Church
545 Hudson Avenue
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 232-4111
Ohio
Cleveland, OH 44119-2644 - Lithuanian
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish (1929)
18022 Neff Road
Cleveland, OH 44103-2698 - Lithuanian and English
St. George‘s Parish ( 1901)
6528 Superior Avenue
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19130 - Lithuanian and English
St. Andrew‘s Parish (1924 )
1914 Wallace Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147 - Lithuanian and English
St. Casimir’s Parish (1893 )
325 Wharton Street
Philadelphia, PA 19134 - English
St. George‘s Parish (1902 )
3581 Salmon Street
Mahanoy City, PA
Saint Joseph -
English
614 W. Mahanoy Ave.
Maizeville, PA
Holy Mary of
Ðiluva (est.
1907) - English
364 Main St.
Rhode Island
Providence, RI
Saint Casimir (est.
1919) - Lithuanian and English
350 Smith St.
Watch for more Lithuanian parishes on this
list soon. |
Lithuanian American Community, Inc.
