Eastern & Oriental Catholic Directory
PA: East Pittsburgh - 1
Metro Area: Pittsburgh (PA)
St John the Baptist Greek Catholic (Ruthenian)
Historical Entry: Translated to Orthodoxy, Re-established, Renamed, Relocated
Formerly at:
211 Cable Ave
East Pittsburgh
PA
15112-1201
USA
Rite: Byzantine
Church sui iuris: Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic
Apostolic Exarchate: US, Faithful of the Oriental Rites (Ruthenian)
The exterior photograph above is of the temple from which the Byzantine Catholics departed in 1926 and which became and remains St John the Baptist Orthodox Church (ACROD).
Status & Location Changes:
Formed in: 1900
Other Date: 1926 translated to Orthodoxy under the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese
Mission established in: 1926 by those remaining subject to the Apostolic Exarchate of the US (Ruthenian)
Relocated in: 1926 to meet at St Helen (Latin) Church, Ridge Ave, East Pittsburgh PA
Renamed in: 1926 as St Mary Greek Catholic Mission
For this church, this is entry 1
of 2
This Entry Last Updated: 02/01/2010
Latitude: 40.399941
Longitude: -79.836404