Churches of Lackawanna County, PA

Orthodox Churches in Lackawanna County

 

Church

Status

Notes

Records

All Saints Orthodox Church

211 Willow Ave.

Olyphant

Active

Parish of Orthodox Church in America, Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania

At church

Annunciation Hellenic Orthodox Church

505 N. Washington Ave.

Scranton

Active

Established in 1914.  Church building consecrated in 1924.

Parish of Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh.

At church

Russian Orthodox Church

641 Hickory St.

Old Forge

 

 

 

St. Basil’s Russian Orthodox Church.

35 Midland St.

Simpson

Active

Parish of Orthodox Church in America, Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania

At church

St. Basil’s the Great Russian Orthodox Church

9 Lord Ave.

Simpson

Active

Parish of Orthodox Church in America, Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania

At church

St. George’s Carpatho-Russin Church

743 S. Keyser Ave.

Taylor

Active

Incorporated in 1937 and foundation of church was laid.  Land for cemetery was bought the same year.  Damaged by mine subsidence in 1961, and new church was built and consecrated in 1979.

Parish of Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of  the U.S.A.

At church

St. John’s Russian Orthodox Church

706 Hill St.

Mayfield

Active

 

At church

St. Michael’s Orthodox Church

305 Walnut St.

Jermyn

Active

Parish of Orthodox Church in America, Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania

At church

St. Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church

512 Sumner Ave.

Old Forge

Active

Parish of Orthodox Church in America, Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania

At church

St. Michael’s Ukrainian Eastern Rite Church

540 N. Main Ave.

Scranton

Active

Parish of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA

At church

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church

600 E. Lackawanna Ave.

Olyphant

Active

Parish of Orthodox Church in America, Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania

At church

St. Nicholas Orthodox Greek Catholic Church

505 Jefferson Ave.

Scranton

Active

Parish of American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of  the U.S.A.

At church

St. Stephen Russian Orthodox Church

St. Stephen’s Lane

Old Forge

Active

 

At church

Sts. Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Church

Washburn St. & S. Fillmore Ave.

Scranton

Active

Under the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Part of the Atlantic States Deanery

At church

Sts. Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Church

1820 Division St.

Scranton

Moved

(1972)

Organized in 1896.  The church suffered 2 fires, on in 1912, one in 1969

 

 Contributed by Tom Price, 2021


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