St. Mary's Polish Church
| St. Mary's Polish Church | |
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| Roman Catholic Polish Parish of the Nativity of St. Mary | |
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| 46°09′30″N 60°11′04″W / 46.1582°N 60.1844°W | |
| Location | 21 Wesley Street, Whitney Pier, Sydney, Nova Scotia B1N 2M5 |
| Country | Canada |
| Language(s) | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | stmaryspolishchurch |
| History | |
| Status | Parish Church |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Events | Burned on Nov 29, 2014 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Gary Handley (2015) |
| Style | Polish Gothic |
| Years built |
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| Completed | 1918 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Antigonish |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Fr. Dennis Lamey |
| Type | Provincially Registered Property |
| Designated | 1984 |
| Reference no. | 00PNS0029 |
St. Mary's Polish Church is a Roman Catholic church in Whitney Pier, a neighbourhood of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Founded in 1913 with the church built between 1913 and 1918, the parish serves the Polish community in Cape Breton and is the only parish serving a Polish community in Canada east of Montreal.[1] It is a parish in the Diocese of Antigonish.[2] The church was designated a Nova Scotian heritage property in 1984.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "St. Mary's Polish Church". St. Mary's Polish Church. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Diocese of Antigonish". Diocese of Antigonish. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "St. Mary's Polish Church". Canada's Historic Places. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 7 March 2022.