TroySaint John NepomuceneTroy PA Mailing address: 24 N Washington Street, Canton PA 17724 Purchased from the Episcopalians and dedicated in 1853;established as a pastorate in 1869?;1,2 between 1984-89 its pastoral status was supressed and St John's became a mission of its former mission, Saint Michael's, Canton3 Cemeteries: St John's Cemetery in Troy2
NotesGallagher, Rev John P; A Century of History: The Diocese of Scranton 1868-1968, Scranton: The Diocese of Scranton, 1968, p 149 McCabe, John M, "Concerning the Catholic Church in Troy, PA,"  sites.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/cemetery/stjohnsx.htm While Msgr Gallagher has it becoming a pastorate in 1869, McCabe has 1859. More research is needed to verify a date. Gallagher, Msgr John P, A Second Century Begins: The Diocese of Scranton 1968-1993, Scranton: The Diocese of Scranton, 1993, p158-59 |