AshleyHoly Rosary [Slovak]60 Charles Street Ashley PA 18706 ph 570-822-7543 Established as a pastorate 19001
 St Leo's33 Manhattan StreetAshley PA 18706 ph 570-825-6669 Established as a pastorate in 1887 by Rev Michael Hoban, who would become the second bishop of the diocese2,3,4 School established under the auspices of the IHM from 1906 until 1985;5,6 designed by Philadelphia architects Ballinger and Perrot7
NotesGallagher, Rev John P; A Century of History: The Diocese of Scranton 1868-1968, Scranton: The Diocese of Scranton, 1968, p 297 Ibid, p150 Bradsby, H C, History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections, Chicago: S B Nelson, 1893, pp447-50. Transcription Liturgical Publications of St. Louis, Inc, "Parishes established from the mother church of St Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception," www.catholic-forum.com/churches/1029smsj/established_from.html Gallagher, Rev John P, op cit, p266 IHM Congregation, "Where We Have Been," ihm.marywood.edu/2.OurHistory/2IHMWhereHaveWeBeen.html Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project, "St Leo School," www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm?RecordId=0E8E05E2-330E-497D-90CACC90A30DA2CA |