St. Joseph Basilica (Webster, Massachusetts)

42°3′1.35″N 71°52′26.85″W

St. Joseph Basilica Webster
St. Joseph Basilica in 2025
Location	Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	stjosephwebster.com
History
Status	minor basilica
Architecture
Architect	John William Donohue
Style	Neo-Gothic
Completed	c. 1913
Administration
Diocese	Worcester
Clergy
Pastor	Msgr. Anthony Czarnecki

St. Joseph Basilica^[1] is a parish church in Webster, Massachusetts,^[2] founded in 1887 as the first Catholic parish designated for Polish immigrants in New England. Located in the Catholic Diocese of Worcester, it was raised to the dignity of a minor basilica in 1998 by Pope John Paul II.

Architecture

St. Joseph Basilica is a neo-gothic structure designed by architect John W. Donohue, who was for many years the official architect of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, which at the time encompassed Webster and all of Worcester County.

See also

• St. Joseph Parish, Webster