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St George Greek Catholic Church of Minersville (Kear's Hill)

St George (Kear's Hill)

Historical Entry: Renamed

Formerly at:

Spruce St

Minersville

17954-1598

USA

Historical Location - Not A Mailing Address Or Active Location

Rite: Byzantine

Church sui iuris: Ukrainian Greek-Catholic

Ordinariate: the US, Faithful of the Oriental Rites (Ukrainian)

Sacramental Records at:

St Nicholas of Myra Church

415 N Front St

Minersville

17954-1418

USA

Ph: 570-544-2800

Fax: 570-544-9653

Status & Location Changes:

Formed in: 1896, as St George Greek Catholic Church of Minersville

Parish erected in: 1896, under the patronage of St George

Other Date: 1909, divided, forming Ss Peter & Paul Uhro-Rusyn (Carpatho-Rusyn) Greek Catholic Church

Other Date: 1913, divided, forming St George Greek Catholic Church (2) of Minersville (N Front St)

Renamed in: 1916, as St Nicholas Greek Catholic Uniate Church of Minersville

For this church, this is entry 1

of 4

This Entry Last Updated: 05/18/2010

Map Limitations: Lacking a precise address, this map approximates the location

Latitude: 40.6884052

Longitude: -76.2622244