St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (Rochester, New York)

Church of St. Stanislaus Kostka
Location	Rochester, New York
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Administration
Archdiocese	Diocese of Rochester

The St. Stanislaus Kostka is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, located in Rochester, Monroe County, City of Rochester. St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is the distinctive church structure located on the corner of Hudson Avenue and Norton Street in the city's northeast corner. The church is the spiritual home of Rochester's Polish American community. This Catholic church was dedicated in 1909 and replaced a smaller wooden church. The St. Stanislaus grammar school operated from 1897 until 1992.

The exterior features a Romanesque Revival architecture style including arched openings, columns and gargoyles. The most striking part of the exterior is the eastern European-inspired domed steeple, which rises 120 feet above the ground.

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External links

St. Stanislaus homepage

Diocese of Rochester

Ordinaries	Bishops Bernard John McQuaid Thomas Francis Hickey John Francis O'Hern Edward Mooney James E. Kearney Fulton J. Sheen Joseph Lloyd Hogan Matthew H. Clark Salvatore Ronald Matano Coadjutor Bishop Thomas Francis Hickey Auxiliary Bishops Lawrence B. Casey John Edgar McCafferty Dennis Walter Hickey

Churches	Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral, Rochester Parishes Immaculate Conception Church, Rochester Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church, Rochester St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church Complex, Bloomfield Saint George Roman Catholic Lithuanian Church, Rochester St. Mary's Church, Rochester Saint Michael's Church, Rochester St. Rose Roman Catholic Church Complex, Lima Former parishes Our Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church Complex, Greece St. Joseph's Church and Rectory, Rochester

Education	Seminary St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry, Pittsford Former seminary Saint Bernard's Seminary, Rochester High schools Aquinas Institute, Rochester Bishop Kearney High School, Irondequoit McQuaid Jesuit High School, Brighton Notre Dame High School, Elmira Our Lady of Mercy High School, Brighton Former high schools Cardinal Mooney High School, Greece DeSales High School, Geneva Nazareth Academy, Rochester

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