In Memoriam

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- The Diocesan Chancery has been informed that + MARY FENCIK, mother of Fr. John Fencik, passed to eternity today, October 11, 2012 at the age of 98. Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- The Diocesan Chancery is saddened to report that Pani Magdaline Salley, the wife of the late Very Rev.Fr. Robert Salley Fell_Asleep-In-The-Lord, suddenly, yesterday, September 12, 2012. Born Oct. 19, 1943, in Johnstown, daughter of Nicholas and Helen (Pazin) Laichak. Pani Magdaline was a truly loving and caring personand a great listener, who always placed the needs of others before herself. This was evident with how her four children were raised and also how she helped St. Michael's Orthodox Church in Clymer, of which her husband, the Very Rev. Robert Salley, was pastor for more than 38 years. She had a true devotion to her faith and trust in God and always believed that things will work out for the best. Faith and family were the true cornerstones of her life. Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- The Diocesan Chancery has been informed that The Very Rev. Protopresbyter Peter Hotrovich, a priestly vocation from our diocese, and a Priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, Fell-Asleep-In-The-Lord on August 25, 2012. Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA - The Diocesan Chancery been advised that + Pani Martha Zapotocky fell asleep in the Lord today at the age of 89. Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- The Diocesan Chancery has been informed that His Eminence, Archbishop Jan of Presov, Slovakia reposed in the Lord on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at the age of 75. Archbishop Jan (John) Holoni was born on January 29th, 1937 in Trebišov, Slovakia. In 1958 His Eminence, completed the Orthodox Theological Faculty in Presov, and was ordained, that same year deacon and later priest. Read more...