Welcome to

St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Bridgeport!

We warmly welcome you to our community — a place of prayer, faith, and fraternity, where, since 1899, the heart of the Catholic Polish-American presence in Fairfield County, Connecticut, has been beating strong. As a parish served by the Conventual Franciscan Friars of the St. Maximilian Province (Gdańsk, Poland), we draw deeply from the spiritual heritage of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Anthony of Padua: simplicity, peace, and love for all creation.
Our parish is bilingual — each day, generations of English and Polish-speaking faithful come together, united by their shared faith and love for the Eucharist.
All our parish life has been entrusted to the care of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn. A special chapel dedicated to Her, the Ostrobramska Chapel, is the spiritual heart of our parish and a place of many graces.
One of our most cherished treasures is the Relic Chapel, where relics of over 120 Saints are venerated — witnesses of faith whose intercession we invoke daily.
Here, everything is lived in the spirit of Totus Tuus – Totally Yours, Mary!
We invite you to join us in prayer, liturgy, and in discovering God’s presence at the heart of this Franciscan and Marian community.
Peace and all good!

Franciscan Friars