DZIEJE PARAFII PW. ŚW. STANISŁAWA – BISKUPA I MĘCZENNIKA W GRÓDKU PODOLSKIM W LATACH 1941-1991
THE HISTORY OF THE PARISH OF ST STANISLAUS THE BISHOP AND MARTYR IN GORODOK PODOLSKI, 1941–1991

Summary/Abstract: At the end of the 18th century there were two churches in Gorodok Podolski – one dedicated to St Anne and St Anthony and the other to St Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr. In 1935, these temples were closed by the Soviet authorities and soon after damaged, including the chapel that was built in 1845 in the cemetery part, depriving Catholics in Gorodok of pastoral care. The revival of religious life in Soviet Ukraine occurred during the German occupation period. The faithful regained their temples and were able to worship freely. In 1943, thanks to the efforts of the Catholics of Grodno, Rev. Franciszek Oleń from the Diocese of Lutsk began to visit the cemetery, where he celebrated Mass and administered the sacraments. Towards the end of 1944, Rev. Jan Olszanski, a 25-year-old priest from the Lviv archdiocese and future bishop of the Kamenets-Podilsky Diocese, assumed the post of parish priest in Gorodok. His catechisation of children, which was forbidden in the USSR, caused him to be expelled to the village of Manikowce in 1959. Over the years, pastoral care for the Catholics of Gorodok was provided by commuting priests. It was not until 1970 that Rev. Franciszek Karasiewicz was assigned to St Stanislaus Parish, serving there as pastor until 1977. Due to his deteriorating health, caused by constant harassment from the local authorities, the clergyman left Gorodok Podolski and was replaced by Rev. Wladyslaw Wanags, M.I.C.

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