St. Hedwig’s Church in 1887

Church of All Saints – St Hedwig

 Cedar St. and 3rd St.
Holdingford, MN 56340
320-228-0105

St. Hedwig’s Cemetery

Holdingford, MN

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (established in 1889)

42942 125th Ave.
Opole, MN 56340
320-746-2449

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery

Opole, MN

Immaculate Conception Church (established in 1887)

37186 County Road 9
Avon, MN 56310
320-746-2449

• The original Polish church was built in 1887
• It was destroyed by fire in 1902 and rebuilt

Book about the Church
The Shores of Pelican Lake: Immaculate Conception Church
by Vincent A. Yzermans, 1987
Available in the Polish section of the Hoffman Research Library at the Minnesota Genealogy Center.

Immaculate Conception Cemetery

St. Anna, Minnesota

St. John Cantius (established in 1901)

Poles in St. Cloud originally belonged to a German church until they built their own Polish Church.

1515 3rd St. N. 
St. Cloud, MN 56303
320-251-4455

Assumption Cemetery

2341 Roosevelt Road
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320-251-5511

Sacred Heart Church (Founded in 1873)

• The old Sacred Heart Catholic Church is located in between Holdingford and St. Anna
• The Arban Church was closed in August 1989
• The building itself was moved to the Albany Pioneer Days grounds
• While it is now a historical building it no longer functions as a church

Sacred Heart Church Book
The Arban Way- A History of the Parish at Arban, Minnesota, 1873-1973
by Robert J. Voight (includes photos)
Available in the Polish section of the Hoffman Research Library at the Minnesota Genealogy Center.

The front steps from the original location of Sacred Heart Church.

Sacred Heart Cemetery

(also known as Arban Cemetery)
Holdingford, Minnesota