Bastress

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Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Congregation begun in 1836; confirmations in 1852, '56, and '58¹

Established as a German pastorate in 1838 under the care of Rev Nicholas Steinbacher, SJ, a Jesuit missionary; first resident diocesan priest in 1847;^2,3 now territorial⁴

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Cemetery - blessed 15 Aug 1856¹

 



Notes

1. Earley, James B, Envisioning Faith: A Pictorial History of the Diocese of Scranton, United States: 1993, p20; quoting an unsigned 1963 Catholic Light article on the journal of Philadelphia Bishop, St John Neumann.
2. Gallagher, Rev John P; A Century of History: The Diocese of Scranton 1868-1968, Scranton: The Diocese of Scranton, 1968, pp58-59, 152
3. Meginness, John F, editor, History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania, www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/history/
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4. I haven't found anything specifying when or if Bastress gave up its national status, but the diocesan directory (www.dioceseofscranton.org/Directory/lycoming.htm), does not refer to it as a German parish