CarbondaleOur Lady of Mt Carmel15 Fallbrook Street Carbondale PA 18407-1807 ph 570-282-5172 Established as a pastorate in 1900;1 originally an Italian parish, now territorial
 St Rose of Lima6 N Church StreetCarbondale PA 18407-2393 ph 570-282-2991 Established as a pastorate in 1832,2 first parish in Lackawanna, one of the first in NEPA
NotesGallagher, Rev John P; A Century of History: The Diocese of Scranton 1868-1968, Scranton: The Diocese of Scranton, 1968, p 298 Ibid, p44. Rev William Clancy moved his base from Silver Lake to Carbondale in 1832, and then left the area in 1834. Rev Henry Fitzsimmons arived in Carbondale in 1836, with Silver Lake and Friendsville as additional churches under his keeping, as well as missionary tours throughout the area. For many years St Rose would remain the lead church in NEPA. |
