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.
See also St. Joseph Parish, Webster
References The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry, Webster, Massachusetts (September 11, 2005)
External links Diocese of Worcester Official site of St Joseph Parish Polish Cathedral style Polish American