FreelandSt Ann's898 Centre StreetFreeland PA 18224-1435 ph 570-636-3035 Originally a mission of Immaculate Conception, Eckley; in 1930 Immaculate Conception was suppressed and St Ann's established as the parish1 St Ann's School - established by the Hazleton Mercy Sisters from Buffalo in 1884; high school portion was closed in the 1960s2,3 St Ann's Cemetery4
St Anthony's (Italian)615 Fern StreetFreeland PA 18224 ph 570-636-3035 Established as a pastorate in ; merged with St Ann's 1990-92
St Casimir's (Polish-Lithuanian)324 Ridge StreetFreeland PA 18224 ph 570-636-3035 According to LGGS was established in 1862; possibly an organization date, but is very early. Established as a parish 1886-1888, merged with St Ann's
St John Nepomucene (Slovak)420 Vine StreetFreeland PA 18224 ph 570-636-3035
St Mary's Byzantine643 Fern StreetFreeland PA 18224 ph 570-636-0700 Cemetery St Mary's School -- 652 Fern St. In 1947, there were 3 Sisters of St Basil the Great , 116 students; Sr Gabriel, Supr9
St Mary's Lithuanian608 Centre StreetFreeland PA 18224 ph 570-636- Possibly a mission8
St Michael's Russian Orthodox451 Fern StreetFreeland PA 18224 ph 570-636-2085
Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox921 Walnut StreetFreeland PA 18224 ph 570-636-0291
NotesGallagher, Rev John P; A Century of History: The Diocese of Scranton 1868-1968, Scranton: The Diocese of Scranton, 1968, pp 138, 294 Ibid, pp 205,276 Chamberlin, Clint, "Local Scenes Freeland Area," home.epix.net/~captclint/local_scenes4.html. Antique post cards that include pictures of St Ann's School, St John's, St Mary's Byzantine, and St Anthony's churches. Lamb, Tammy, "St Ann's Cemetery, Freeland, PA," sites.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/township/cemetery/stann.htm Gallagher, Msgr John P, A Second Century Begins: The Diocese of Scranton 1968-1993, Scranton: The Diocese of Scranton, 1993, p159 Horbal, Bogdan, "One Hundred Years of Carpatho=Rusyn Americana in the Episcopal and Heritage Institute Libraries: The Vistula," www.carpatho-rusyn.org/bogdan2.htm. References St Mary's centennial in 1985. Davidovich, Father Glenn Michael, "What is the Byzantine-Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church?" www.dreamwater.org/edu/passaic/history.htm. Freeland is referenced as the home of the second Ruthenian Church in the US, but doesn't specify if it was St Mary's or an earlier attempt. Lithuanian Global Genealogical Society, "Lithuanian Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese in America," compiled by Ron Gillen and Juozas "Joe" Mickunas, www.lithuaniangenealogy.org/databases/churches/lt_churches-us.html?state=PA Catholic Directory Anno Domini 1947, New York: P J Kenedy & Sons, 1947, p807 |