About the Church
The Parish of St Joseph in Ahtme is located in the Ahtme district of the town of Kohtla-Järve, in Ida-Virumaa county — a region to which many Catholic workers of Polish origin came to work in the oil-shale industry during the 20th century. The parish church stands at Kiige Street 28.
Mass here is celebrated by the priest Józef Gondek, who also serves the Catholic communities of Kiviõli, Rakvere and Sompa. It is a modest but lively Catholic parish of Ida-Virumaa, belonging to the Diocese of Tallinn.
Mass here is celebrated by the priest Józef Gondek, who also serves the Catholic communities of Kiviõli, Rakvere and Sompa. It is a modest but lively Catholic parish of Ida-Virumaa, belonging to the Diocese of Tallinn.