The Church of the Immaculate Conception in Chicago. The Church of the Immaculate Conception , referred to in Polish as Kościół Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny , is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located at 2944 East 88th Street in Chicago, Illinois . It is a prime example of the so-called 'Polish Cathedral style ' of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. Along with St. Michael's , it is one of the two monumental Polish churches dominating the South Chicago skyline.
History
Founded in 1882 as a Polish parish, Immaculate Conception was the first Polish parish in the working-class steel mill district of South Chicago , but it was divided three times to form the Polish parishes of St. Michael the Archangel , St. Bronislava and St. Mary Magdalene. The parish school operated from 1882 through 1982 when it closed because of declining enrollment. It reopened in 1998 under the direction of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate of Guadalupe.[ 1]
Architecture
The church building, designed by Martin A. Carr was completed in 1899.[ 2] Chicago 's Polish Cathedrals , its Renaissance Revival style recalls the glory days of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 15th and 16th centuries. The church was restored in 2002, with new altars designed by Franck & Lohsen of Washington, D.C. , and a new plaza was added north of the church.
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Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Bishops Coadjutor bishop Archbishops
Churches in the Archdiocese of Chicago
Cathedral Basilicas Churches
List
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Chicago
Holy Cross Church Holy Family Church Holy Innocents Church Holy Trinity Church Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Nativity of Our Lord Church Notre Dame de Chicago Old St. Patrick's Church Sacred Heart Church St. Barbara Church St. Clement Church St. Edward's Church St. Hedwig's Church St. Ita's Church St. John Cantius Church St. Josaphat Church St. Joseph Church St. Jerome Croatian Church St. Ladislaus Church St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church St. Mary of the Angels Church St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church St. Michael's Church, Old Town St. Michael the Archangel Church, South Shore St. Stanislaus Kostka Church St. Thomas the Apostle Church St. Vincent de Paul Church Church of St. Vitus St. Wenceslaus Church Cook County
Holy Family Church, North Chicago St. Anne Church, Barrington St. Mary of Częstochowa Church, Cicero Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Glenview SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Lemont St. James Church, Lemont St. Martha Church, Morton Grove St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles St. Joseph Church, Wilmette Chapels
Education in the Archdiocese of Chicago
Higher education Seminaries High schools
Chicago
Brother Rice High School Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High School Cristo Rey Jesuit High School De La Salle Institute DePaul College Prep Hales Franciscan High School Holy Trinity High School Josephinum Academy Leo Catholic High School Marist High School Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School Mount Carmel High School Notre Dame High School for Girls Our Lady of Tepeyac High School Resurrection High School St. Benedict High School St. Francis de Sales High School St. Ignatius College Preparatory School St. Patrick High School St. Rita of Cascia High School Cook County
St. Viator High School, Arlington Heights St. Laurence High School, Burbank Marian Catholic High School, Chicago Heights Nazareth Academy, La Grange Park Mount Assisi Academy, Lemont Notre Dame College Prep, Niles Fenwick High School, Oak Park Trinity High School, River Forest Guerin College Preparatory High School, River Grove Seton Academy, South Holland St. Joseph High School, Westchester Loyola Academy, Wilmette Regina Dominican High School, Wilmette Lake County
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest Carmel High School, Mundelein Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, Waukegan Former
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