Joseph F. Cieminski, Rev.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jozef_Cieminski

Pastor at St.Stanislaus Parish 1932-1959

St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish in Winona

St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish in Winona, Minnesota was first organized in 1871 when a group of approximately 100 Polish families met and decided to organize their own parish where they could worship in the language they understood...Polish Catholic immigrants first arrived in Winona about 1855. These first settlers were from an area of Poland on the Baltic Sea near Gdansk, known as Kaszubia. They came with no knowledge of English and when they attended St. Thomas parish church, located in the center of the city on the corner of Center and 8th Streets, they benefited little from services they could not understand. Soon they were joined by others who were encouraged to join the first small group. By 1888 there were 700 Polish families in Winona...The east side, known as the Fourth Ward of Winona, became the home for most of the Poles. The first parish church was ready by 1872. There was no other Catholic Church in that area of town and so by 1873 they were fortunate to receive their first resident pastor for the newly formed St. Stanislaus Kostka parish, the Reverend Joseph Juszkiewicz.. In 1932 Father Pacholski, now known as Monsignor Pacholski, was followed by Father Joseph F. Cieminski.

Jim Stolpa Congregation History Project December 19, 2005