| Marker Number |
5305 |
| Atlas Number |
5149005305 |
| Marker Title |
The Reverend Joseph Chromcik |
| Index Entry |
Chromcik, The Reverend Joseph |
| Address |
|
| City |
|
| County |
Fayette |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
724295 |
| UTM Northing |
3310745 |
| Subject Codes |
Czech immigrants/immigration; religious leaders; Presbyterian denomination; Roman Catholic denomination |
| Marker Year |
1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Corner of Bell & Church St., Fayetteville. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Czech Catholics, who settled in Fayette County in the mid-1850s, were initially served by area priests. Eventually they petitioned the Bishop of Texas for their own Czech priest, and in 1872 the Rev. Joseph Chromcik (1845-1910) arrived from Europe. He held his first service in Fayetteville that year and became Texas' first permanent Czech Catholic priest. He established Chromcik School and many churches, and was instrumental in establishing the KJT, or Czech Catholic Union of Texas. He was fondly referred to as "Taticek" (dear little father) by many of the people who knew him. |
