AvocaSt Mary's Avoca715 Hawthorne StreetAvoca PA 18641-1153 ph 570-457-3412 Begun as a mission of St John the Evangelist, Pittston, in 1870; established as a pastorate in 18741
SS Peter and Paul Avoca912 Vine StreetAvoca PA 18641-1631 ph 570-457-2483 Established as a pastorate in 1909,2 originally a Polish parish, now territorial
NotesGallagher, Rev John P; A Century of History: The Diocese of Scranton 1868-1968, Scranton: The Diocese of Scranton, 1968, p146 Ibid, p295 |