Avoca

St Mary's Avoca

715 Hawthorne Street  Mapquest map
Avoca 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

 

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SS Peter and Paul Avoca

912 Vine Street  Mapquest map
Avoca PA 18641-1631
ph 570-457-2483

Established as a pastorate in 1909,2 originally a Polish parish, now territorial

     

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    Notes

  1. Gallagher, Rev John P; A Century of History: The Diocese of Scranton 1868-1968, Scranton: The Diocese of Scranton, 1968, p146
  2. Ibid, p295
Modified Saturday, 26-Jun-2004 20:42:27 MDT