Jan Pitass
Encyclopedia
Rev. Jan Pitass was a Polish
priest who was the founder and first pastor of the oldest Polish parish (St. Stanislaus - Bishop & Martyr Church
) in the diocese of Buffalo, New York
. He was a graduate of Niagara University
before moving to Buffalo.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
priest who was the founder and first pastor of the oldest Polish parish (St. Stanislaus - Bishop & Martyr Church
St. Stanislaus - Bishop & Martyr Church
St. Stanislaus - Bishop & Martyr Church is located at 123 Townsend Street, Buffalo, New York on the city's east side. The Church is the oldest Polish church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and holds the title of "Mother Church of Polonia" for western New York.-History:The parish was...
) in the diocese of Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
. He was a graduate of Niagara University
Niagara University
Niagara University is a Catholic university in the Vincentian tradition, located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. Originally founded by the Congregation of the Mission in 1856 as Our Lady of Angels Seminary, it became Niagara University in 1883. The University is still run by...
before moving to Buffalo.