Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The Polish Catholic Churches of Detroit, Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Detroit


Address: 18045 McDougall, Detroit, MI 48234
Phone: 892-1446
Current Parish Status: Closed in 1989
School in Operation: No
First Year Parish Founded: 1923
Year Church was Built: 1923
First Pastor: Rev. Father Thomas I. Jankowski
Pastor in 1985: Rev. Fr. Richard Ugolik, Administrator
Mass Schedule in 1985: Sunday 8:00am (Polish), 11:00am (English)
No. of Families in Parish in 1985: 100
Percentage of Polish Descent in 1985: 50%
Considered as a Polish Ethnic Parish: Yes
Polish Religious Traditions Preserved: Yes
Location: East side

The parish of Corpus Christi was under the administration of St. Bartholomew parish in 1985.

The parish was closed in 1989.

Corpus Christi now stands as a Protestant African American Church.

Some information from, "The Polish Roman Catholic Churches of Metropolitan Detroit" by PERC. c. 1985. Used with permission of Michael Krolewski, editor.