St. Joseph’s Church, Leicester MA Collection

Collection — Box: SC142-STJO-001

Identifier: SC142-STJO

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains two volumes containing parish announcements. The first volume spans May 1952 to March 1957 while the second volume spans April 1957 to January 1962.

Dates

Creation: May 5, 1952 - January 28, 1962

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions

Conditions Governing Use

Materials believed to be under copyright or other restrictions are available for limited noncommercial, educational and personal use only, or for fair use as defined by United States copyright law and with proper citation. Please note that the College of the Holy Cross may not hold the rights to all items in this collection. Users assume responsibility for identifying all copyright holders and for determining whether permission is needed to make any use of the content. For permission under rights held by the College, please contact archives@holycross.edu.

Historical Note

St. Joseph’s of Leicester, MA was built in 1869. The brick church was built to replace a wooden church in order to accommodate the growing number of Catholics in the region. The corner stone was laid on September 1, 1867 by Rev. Robert W. Brady, S.J., president of Holy Cross at the time. The Church was dedicated on January 2, 1869 by Right Rev. John J. Williams, Bishop of Boston. The church was attended to by the Jesuits of Holy Cross until 1873. The parish as it exists today was established by Rev. David F. McGrath in 1880.