Fr. Franciszek Chalupka (1856–1909) - founder of the first Polish-American parishes in New England.Chalupka was born in (Czech) Austria-Hungary. He completed his classical studies in Poland and on March 25, 1884 arrived in the United States.He studied theology at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland and then in the Seminary in Orchard Lake.Ordained by Bishop Patrick O'Reilly in St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield, Massachusetts, on May 20, 1888.