MinookaOriginally Minooka was an unincorporated village in Lackawanna Township. During the 1950s it was incorporated into the city of Scranton and is now part of South Side.
St Joseph's Minooka312 Davis Street Scranton PA 18505 ph 570-344-1724 www.cosj.org Established as a pastorate in 1875; current building dedicated in 19791,2,3
NotesGallagher, Rev John P; A Century of History: The Diocese of Scranton 1868-1968, Scranton: The Diocese of Scranton, 1968, p150 St Joseph's Church, "History of the Church of St Joseph," members.aol.com/comin/history.html This appears to be an earlier parish website. According to it, the church began c 1872, which possibly made it a mission of St Vincent's Church of St Joseph, "Parish History,"  cosj.org/Background/ParishHistory.html |
