St. Mary of Perpetual Help Parish

St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church has been proudly serving the Bridgeport community for over 130 years. Continuing in a tradition of Polish foundation, the parish community of today is a multicultural and diverse group, but united in faith of the Risen Lord Jesus Christ and service to one another in His name.

Founded in 1882 as a Polish parish. It remained a parish for Polish workers in the Union Stockyards until the yards closed in the early 1970s. In recent years the neighborhood has seen a growth in new housing and has seen an influx of new residents of many backgrounds and cultures.

St. Mary of Perpetual Help was built off the same plans as St. Casimir in Detroit in 1889, which was eventually razed.