Affiliation Roman Catholic Website stjosephwebster.com Completed c.1910-1935 Architect John W. Donohue | Ecclesiastical or organizational status minor basilica Architectural style Neo-Gothic Phone +1 508-943-0467 | |
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Location Webster, Massachusetts, USA Address 53 Whitcomb St, Webster, MA 01570, USA District Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester Similar St Joseph Parish - Webster, St Andrew Bobola Parish - D, Lake Chaubunagungamaug, Cathedral of Saint Paul, St Stanislaus Parish | ||
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.
References
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