Dickson City

St Adalbert's PNCC

515 Mary Street  Mapquest map
Dickson City PA 18519
ph 570-489-0172

Organized by Fr Anthony Klawiter in 18971

 

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St Mary's Russian Orthodox

522 Main Street  Mapquest map
Dickson City PA 18519
ph 570-489-7023

 

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St Thomas

633 Main Street  Mapquest map
Dickson City PA 18519-1525
ph 570-489-2091

First built as a mission of the Providence section in 1887, established as pastorate 1889; new church built in 1916;2,3 merged with Visitation of the BVM, Dickson City

 

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Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Polish]

St Mary's Square
Dickson City

Mailing address: PO Box 9038, Dickson City PA 18519-0038
ph 570-489-2091

Established as a pastorate in 1892;3,4,5 rebuilt 1911;6,7 merged with St Thomas, Dickson City.

     

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    Notes

  1. Earley, James B; Envisioning Faith: The Pictorial History of the Diocese of Scranton, Devon PA: William T Cooke Publishing Inc, 1994, p86
  2. Gallagher, Rev John P; A Century of History: The Diocese of Scranton 1868-1968, Scranton: The Diocese of Scranton, 1968, p150
  3. Murphy, Thomas, Jubilee History Commemorative of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Creation of Lackawanna County Pennsylvania, Volume I, Topeka, Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Company, 1928; Transcription
  4. Gallagher, op cit, p152
  5. Polhome.com, "Roman Catholic Polishes of Polish Ethnicity in the US," www.polhome.com/church-p.html#pennsylwania, lists date 1890, but no explanation; possibly when church was built
  6. Zadrozny, Joe, "St Mary's Visitation Church," Church Photo Parish History www.geocities.com/joe_zadrozny/church.html
  7. The Baut Studios - interior photo of St Mary's Dome Church Photo - http://www.baut.com/
Modified Sunday, 15-Aug-2004 22:11:38 MDT