Ciesla, Rev. Joseph
Roman Catholic priest. Born Feb. 11, 1875 in Rozdzien, Silesia, Poland. Secondary education in Bytom, Upper Silesia, Germany; Philosophy and theology in Paris. On August 15, 1904, ordained in Rome. In 1904 came to U.S.; from 1904-1906 pastor in La Salle, Ill. In 1906 assistant at St. Stanislaus Parish, Buffalo, N. Y.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943