About All Souls · Springfield, Massachusetts
All Souls Parish (now yoked with Blessed Sacrament Parish as 'Blessed Sacrament/All Souls Parish') is a Roman Catholic parish on Plainfield Street in the North End of Springfield, Massachusetts, serving the community within the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts. Originally founded in 1907–1909 as a mission church of Sacred Heart Parish in the city's growing Plainfield Street neighborhood, it has long ministered to a working-class, ethnically diverse, and now predominantly Latino congregation. The brick church at 449 Plainfield Street was built in 1912 to designs by architect John Donohue, with the adjacent rectory added in 1929 in a neo-colonial style. After All Souls was closed for structural-safety reasons in recent years, Masses and parish life were yoked to nearby Blessed Sacrament Church, where today the combined community offers a robust bilingual (English and Spanish) schedule of Masses, sacraments, faith formation, and outreach.
- Established
- 1907
- Patron
- All Souls (Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed)
- Rector
- Rev. Jose A. Siesquen-Flores (Administrator of Blessed Sacrament/All Souls Parish)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
Why belong here
All Souls carries more than a century of Catholic life on Plainfield Street, and today its life is yoked into a parish that the diocesan Latino Ministry director has publicly called 'a model' for engaging parishioners. Under Father Jose Siesquen-Flores the combined parish offers Masses in both English and Spanish every day, a strong team of catechists and liturgical ministers, a preaching deacon, and an active community of roughly 300 families who have funded and completed major renovations to their church. Sizable tithes, food drives, fuel-assistance support, faith formation for children, and a tradition of ecumenical justice walks (including a Way of the Cross walk every Good Friday) make it a lively, bilingual parish to call home.
Mass times at All Souls
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM (confessions available in Spanish and English)
Parish Identity and Yoking with Blessed Sacrament
All Souls Parish on Plainfield Street in Springfield, Massachusetts, no longer operates as a fully independent parish. After its historic church building was closed for safety reasons in recent years, the Diocese of Springfield formally yoked it to nearby Blessed Sacrament Parish, and the combined faith community now operates publicly as 'Blessed Sacrament/All Souls Parish.' The mailing address for All Souls remains 445 Plainfield Street, Springfield, MA 01107, and weekend Masses are now celebrated at the linked Blessed Sacrament Church, 40 Waverly Street, Springfield, MA 01107. The combined parish is led by Fr. Jose A. Siesquen-Flores as administrator, with Bishop William D. Byrne reconfirming that arrangement in 2026.
- Parish mailing address: 445 Plainfield St., Springfield, MA 01107
- Church (historic) location: 449 Plainfield Street
- Current worship site for All Souls community: Blessed Sacrament Church, 40 Waverly Street
- Diocese: Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
History of All Souls Parish
All Souls was founded in 1907 as a mission chapel of Sacred Heart Parish, then organized as its own parish serving Springfield's growing North End. The first frame chapel on Plainfield Street opened in 1909 and was replaced in 1912 by the present brick church, designed by Springfield architect John Donohue. The adjacent rectory at 445 Plainfield Street was added in 1929 in the neo-colonial style. As the surrounding neighborhood changed, All Souls gradually became a predominantly Latino, bilingual parish. By the early 2020s the diocesan Latino Ministry office identified the combined parish as 'a model' for engaging Spanish-speaking Catholics in the region, with a pastoral team, catechists, and lay liturgical ministers drawn from roughly 300 registered families.
- 1907 — All Souls begins as a mission of Sacred Heart Parish
- 1909 — First wooden chapel opens on Plainfield Street
- 1912 — Current brick church built to designs by architect John Donohue
- 1929 — Rectory at 445 Plainfield Street completed in neo-colonial style
- 1946 — Parish recognized as a tax-exempt religious organization (EIN 04-2535893)
- 2000s–2010s — Becomes a bilingual English/Spanish parish under diocesan Hispanic ministry
- 2020s — Yoked to Blessed Sacrament Parish; weekend liturgies celebrated at 40 Waverly Street
Architecture and Buildings
The principal historic All Souls building is the 1912 brick church at 449 Plainfield Street, an early-20th-century New England Catholic church designed by Springfield architect John Donohue. Its adjoining rectory at 445 Plainfield Street, completed in 1929, is described as a neo-colonial style structure and continues to serve as the parish mailing address.
- Church (1912): brick, designed by John Donohue, replacing the 1909 frame chapel
- Rectory (1929): 445 Plainfield St., neo-colonial style
- Active worship now takes place at Blessed Sacrament Church, 40 Waverly St.
Clergy and Staff
The combined Blessed Sacrament/All Souls Parish is led by Father Jose A. Siesquen-Flores, a Peruvian-born priest recognized by the diocesan Latino Ministry office for growing the parish community. He continues as administrator as of the Bishop's May 2026 announcement. Retired Deacon Jose Rivera, in his eighties, continues to preach at the parish. Day-to-day parish operations are handled by bilingual parish-office staff reachable at (413) 736-0076.
- Administrator: Rev. Jose A. Siesquen-Flores
- Deacon (retired, still preaching): Jose Rivera
Pastoral Succession
A partial succession of All Souls pastors is preserved on the Canal Days heritage site for Springfield. The known pastors begin with the parish's founding in 1907 and continue through the present yoking arrangement with Blessed Sacrament Parish.
- Rev. William F. Foley — 1907
- Rev. Charles Boylan
- Rev. Owen M. McGee — 1924
- Rev. Forest A. Lane
- Rev. Jose A. Siesquen-Flores — Administrator, Blessed Sacrament/All Souls Parish (2010s–present)
Ministries and Faith Formation
The parish runs a year-round Religious Education / Catecismo program for children and youth, supported by a team of catechists. A liturgy team coordinates lectors, extraordinary ministers, and other liturgical roles in both languages. Outreach ministries include collections of hats, mittens, scarves, coats and blankets for neighbors in need, a fuel-assistance program during cold western Massachusetts winters, and a Christmas gift collection for the children of the parish. The parish also maintains a sister-parish relationship with Our Lady of the Valley in Easthampton, supporting the combined Notre Dame–Sacred Heart–Immaculate Conception heritage through the Immaculate Conception Mission Committee.
- Catechetical team / Religious Education
- Liturgy team (lectors, Eucharistic ministers)
- Hispanic Ministry
- Sister-parish partnership with Our Lady of the Valley (Easthampton)
- Fuel assistance program
- Winter clothing and blanket drives
- Children's Christmas gift project
Justice, Devotions, and Community Life
In keeping with Catholic social tradition, the parish annually participates in a Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday and in ecumenical walks for non-violence, justice, and peace. Parishioners have run building-fund campaigns that painted the interior and exterior of the church in recent years, and several outside parishes collaborate with Blessed Sacrament/All Souls through donations, joint liturgical celebrations, and shared mission work.
- Way of the Cross every Good Friday
- Walks for non-violence, justice, and peace
- Building-fund and painting campaigns
- Joint liturgies and mission partnership with Our Lady of the Valley
Contact and Visiting
Parishioners and visitors can reach the parish office at (413) 736-0076 (fax 413-731-0962) or by e-mail at [email protected]. The parish office is in the rectory at 445 Plainfield Street, Springfield, MA 01107-1031. Weekend Masses are celebrated at Blessed Sacrament Church, 40 Waverly Street, Springfield, MA 01107. The parish is listed in the Diocese of Springfield's online Parish Finder and publishes weekly bulletins through John Patrick Publishing.
- Phone: (413) 736-0076
- Fax: (413) 731-0962
- Email: [email protected]
- Office / rectory: 445 Plainfield St., Springfield, MA 01107-1031
- Diocesan Parish Finder listing: diospringfield.org/parishfinder
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. William F. Foley1907
First pastor listed on the Canal Days parish history.
- Rev. Charles Boylan
Listed as an early pastor of All Souls.
- Rev. Owen M. McGee1924
Listed as pastor beginning in 1924 on the Canal Days parish history.
- Rev. Forest A. Lane
Listed as a later pastor on the Canal Days parish history.
- Rev. Jose A. Siesquen-Flores2010s–present
Peruvian-born priest named by Bishop Byrne in 2021 as administrator of Blessed Sacrament/All Souls Parish; continues as administrator as of May 2026.