One gem of a topic not often discussed or known is the unique aspect that Cleveland still has several parishes who celebrate church in the native immigrants languages.

 

A few that I know about:

 

Croatian: https://stpaulcroatianchurch.org/
Hungarian: https://stemeric.com/hu/
Polish: https://www.ststanislaus.org/
Slovenian: http://saintvitus.org/culture/slovenian-heritage/
Hungarian: https://www.stelizabethcleveland.org/hu/

Slovenian: https://stmaryscollinwood.com/services/mass-schedule/ 

Ukrainian: https://www.sspeterandpaulucc.com/ 

Polish: http://www.immaculateheartchurch.org

 

Again...in 2022 this is still alive and well!

 

Are there any others I'm missing?  Slovak? Greek? Romanian? Russian?

 

 

Edited January 23, 20223 yr by MuRrAy HiLL

I think you've barely scratched the surface. I think you'll find at least a couple dozen that have services in native languages. Think of all of the Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian, and Slavic churches in Parma, Seven Hills, Broadview Heights, Strongsville, etc. And then there are the Latino churches. I seem to recall St. Michael in Tremont has services in English, Spanish and Polish.

My church, St. Rocco still has mass in Italian and... Latin. 

There are 5 churches that have Mass in Polish  -  All In the City of Cleveland - St. Stanislaus & Immaculate Heart in 

Slavic Village, St John Cantius in Tremont, St. Barbara on the west Side ( Denison Ave )  & St. Casimir on E.82/ Superior

Sorry my knowledge only extends to the Catholic parishes in Cleveland.  I'm sure there are many others especially in the Orthodox, HIspanic,  and Asian communities.

Korean - St Andrew Kim (Tremont) - http://www.clekcc.org/
Vietnamese - St Boniface (W 58th) - 
American Sign Language - St Augustine (Tremont)
Italian - Our Lady of Mount Carmel West (Detroit Shoreway)
German - St Stephen (W 54)
Spanish - St Michael/San Miguel (Scranton)

Spanish - Our Lady of Lourdes (E 55/Broadway)
Spanish - Sagrada Familia (Detroit Ave)
Slovenian - St Mary of the Assumption (Collinwood) 
Ibo/Igbo - Our Lady of Peace (Shaker Sq)

Ukranian Catholic Eparchy of Parma parishes:
Ukranian - Cathedral of St Josaphat (Parma)
Ukranian - Sts Peter and Paul (Tremont)
Ukranian - Pokrova (Parma)
Ukranian - St Andrew (Parma)
Ukranian - Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solon)

Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Canton:
Romanian - St Helena (W 65)

Maronite Eparchy of Los Angeles:
Arabic - St Maron (Carnegie)

Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma
- the liturgical language would be Church Slavonic and I'm not sure how many parishes still have non-English liturgy - www.parma.org
 

 

Edited January 23, 20223 yr by buckeye1

The German mass at St. Stephen is only on the first Sunday of the month. They also have a weekly Latin mass.

6 hours ago, buckeye1 said:

Sorry my knowledge only extends to the Catholic parishes in Cleveland.  I'm sure there are many others especially in the Orthodox, HIspanic,  and Asian communities.

Korean - St Andrew Kim (Tremont) - http://www.clekcc.org/
Vietnamese - St Boniface (W 58th) - 
American Sign Language - St Augustine (Tremont)
Italian - Our Lady of Mount Carmel West (Detroit Shoreway)
German - St Stephen (W 54)
Spanish - St Michael/San Miguel (Scranton)

Spanish - Our Lady of Lourdes (E 55/Broadway)
Spanish - Sagrada Familia (Detroit Ave)
Slovenian - St Mary of the Assumption (Collinwood) 
Ibo/Igbo - Our Lady of Peace (Shaker Sq)

Ukranian Catholic Eparchy of Parma parishes:
Ukranian - Cathedral of St Josaphat (Parma)
Ukranian - Sts Peter and Paul (Tremont)
Ukranian - Pokrova (Parma)
Ukranian - St Andrew (Parma)
Ukranian - Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solon)

Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Canton:
Romanian - St Helena (W 65)

Maronite Eparchy of Los Angeles:
Arabic - St Maron (Carnegie)

Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma
- the liturgical language would be Church Slavonic and I'm not sure how many parishes still have non-English liturgy - www.parma.org
 

 

 

What a list...and so incredible at the same time.  I doubt if less than 1% of Clevelanders know all of this exists in Greater Cleveland. 

Edited January 23, 20223 yr by MuRrAy HiLL

13 hours ago, viscomi said:

My church, St. Rocco still has mass in Italian and... Latin. 

 

Thanks!  Surprised Holy Rosary in Little Italy went away from offering Mass in Italian.  It's gotta be decades ago when they stopped. 

 

One other to add that surprised me:  

 

Immaculate Conception on E. 41st and Superior Ave says Mass in Latin as the primary language: http://latinmasscleveland.weebly.com/immaculate-conception-catholic-church-cleveland.html

 

And is also an extremely beautiful church. 

On 1/23/2022 at 8:18 AM, buckeye1 said:

Sorry my knowledge only extends to the Catholic parishes in Cleveland.  I'm sure there are many others especially in the Orthodox, HIspanic,  and Asian communities.

Korean - St Andrew Kim (Tremont) - http://www.clekcc.org/
Vietnamese - St Boniface (W 58th) - 
American Sign Language - St Augustine (Tremont)
Italian - Our Lady of Mount Carmel West (Detroit Shoreway)
German - St Stephen (W 54)
Spanish - St Michael/San Miguel (Scranton)

Spanish - Our Lady of Lourdes (E 55/Broadway)
Spanish - Sagrada Familia (Detroit Ave)
Slovenian - St Mary of the Assumption (Collinwood) 
Ibo/Igbo - Our Lady of Peace (Shaker Sq)

Ukranian Catholic Eparchy of Parma parishes:
Ukranian - Cathedral of St Josaphat (Parma)
Ukranian - Sts Peter and Paul (Tremont)
Ukranian - Pokrova (Parma)
Ukranian - St Andrew (Parma)
Ukranian - Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solon)

Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Canton:
Romanian - St Helena (W 65)

Maronite Eparchy of Los Angeles:
Arabic - St Maron (Carnegie)

Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma
- the liturgical language would be Church Slavonic and I'm not sure how many parishes still have non-English liturgy - www.parma.org
 

 

 

When my Mom and Aunt moved to Cleveland, the first church they attended was our Lady of Lourdes.

don't forget st elizabeth e90st/buckeye -- its the oldest hungarian catholic church in the americas (1892) and afaik they still they have a mass in hungarian.

 

https://www.stelizabethcleveland.org/short-history-of-st-elizabeth-of-hungary-catholic-church/

 

 

looks like st emeric still does too:

 

https://stemeric.com/short-history-st-emeric-parish-church-building/