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Bogacki, Rev. Maximilian Thaddeus. B.A., M.A.
Born Oct. 6, 1895 in Buffalo, N. Y.; son of Antoni and Hedwig (Tondrowska) Bogacki. Education: Transfiguration Parochial School, Buffalo, N. Y.; Canisius H.S., 1912; Canisius College, 1916; St. Bonaventure College, 1919. Ordained by Bishop Thomas J. Walsh, D.D., in Buffalo, N.Y. Assistant at St. Hedwig's Church, Dunkirk, N.Y., St. Adalbert's Church, Buffalo, N. Y. and St. John Guadelbert's Church, Buffalo, N. Y., also at St. Augustine's Church, Depew, N. Y. Appointed organizer and pastor of St. Joseph's Church. Jamestown, N. Y. Transferred to St. Patrick's Church, Fillmore, N. Y. Appointed administrator and pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Medina, N. Y., in 1938, where he still remains. Traveled to West Indies and South America and visited 40 states in the United States. Member Priest Choir, Buffalo, New York. Past director of the Pia Unia Pro CIero. Member of the University, Fortnightly, and Cosmopolitan Clubs of Jamestown, N. Y. Past director of the Civic Music Association of Jamestown, N. Y. Lecturer on South American countries, Liturgy and church music. Address: 208 Ann St., Medina, N. Y.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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