About St. John the Baptist [Ukrainian] · Johnstown, Pennsylvania
St. John the Baptist is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic parish in the historic Cambria City neighborhood of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, serving the faithful of the Byzantine (Ukrainian) rite at 606 Maple Avenue. The parish is part of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma, Ohio, and falls geographically within the territory of the Roman Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown. The Johnstown parish shares its patron saint with several sister Ukrainian Catholic churches across the Eparchy and remains a community of Eastern Christian worship rooted in the immigrant heritage of western Pennsylvania.
- Patron
- St. John the Baptist (Ukrainian Greek Catholic)
- Rector
- Rev. James Davidson
- Diocese
- Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma (geographically within the Roman Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown)
Why belong here
St. John the Baptist offers the Byzantine-rite Divine Liturgy in the heart of Johnstown's historic Cambria City cultural district, continuing a century-old Eastern Catholic tradition. The parish is part of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat, which links it to a network of Ukrainian Greek Catholic parishes across the eastern United States, making it a welcoming spiritual home for Byzantine-rite Catholics in the greater Johnstown area as well as anyone drawn to the rich liturgical heritage of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Mass times at St. John the Baptist [Ukrainian]
Weekly Mass schedule
Parish Identity and Location
St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church is located at 606 Maple Avenue in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania 15901. The parish belongs to the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma, Ohio, even though its physical territory also lies within the Roman Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown. It is one of several parishes in the Eparchy's Eastern Deanery, and shares its patron saint — St. John the Baptist — with sister Ukrainian Catholic parishes in Pittsburgh, Lorain, McKees Rocks, and McKeesport.
- Address: 606 Maple Avenue, Johnstown, PA 15901
- Deanery: Eastern (Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat)
- Geographic diocese: Roman Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown
- Telephone: (814) 535-2634
- Email: [email protected]
The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat
St. John the Baptist is one of roughly forty parishes of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma, Ohio, the Ukrainian Catholic jurisdiction that covers much of the eastern United States and parts of Canada. The Eparchy is led by Most Reverend Bishop Bohdan J. Danylo, and its central offices are based in Parma, Ohio. Parishes celebrate the Byzantine (Eastern) liturgical tradition and are organized into deaneries — St. John the Baptist belongs to the Eastern Deanery, alongside the Annunciation of the Mother of God parish in Ramey, Pennsylvania.
- Jurisdiction: Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma
- Bishop: Most Rev. Bohdan J. Danylo
- Deanery: Eastern
Cambria City: The Parish's Neighborhood
The parish stands in Johnstown's Cambria City neighborhood, a historic ten-block cultural district established in 1853 around the Cambria Iron Works — the steelmaking enterprise that became a forerunner of Bethlehem Steel and U.S. Steel. The mills and mines drew successive waves of immigrants who founded ethnic parishes, social clubs, and businesses to preserve their traditions. Today, Cambria City is Johnstown's designated arts and cultural district, and remains home to multiple Catholic parishes representing the city's diverse ethnic heritage.
- Cambria City is Johnstown's historic immigrant neighborhood and current arts/cultural district.
- The district lies along Route 56 (Broad Street), west of Downtown Johnstown.
- Multiple Catholic parishes representing the area's ethnic heritage still worship there.
Liturgy and Schedule
St. John the Baptist celebrates the Divine Liturgy in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic (Byzantine) tradition, with services currently held primarily in English. The parish also supports Eastern Catholic worship in Revloc (560 Cambria Avenue) at the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, where additional Sunday Mass is offered. The latest published schedule from the parish lists weekday and weekend services in Johnstown and a Sunday Mass at the Revloc mission church.
- Sunday: 11:00 AM (Divine Liturgy)
- Saturday: 5:30 PM
- Monday – Saturday weekday: 9:00 AM
- Additional Sunday Mass celebrated at Protection of the BVM Church, 560 Cambria Avenue, Revloc
- Rite: Byzantine (Ukrainian Greek Catholic)
Clergy
The Eparchy of Saint Josaphat's online clergy listing names the clergy assigned to St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Johnstown. As with many smaller parishes in the Eparchy, pastoral care is shared with nearby parishes in the Eastern Deanery. The parish also has historical ties to clergy who served the broader Johnstown-area Ukrainian Catholic community.
- Rev. James Davidson — currently listed for St. John the Baptist, Johnstown
Ukrainian Catholic Heritage in the Johnstown Region
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic presence in the Johnstown area grew with the influx of Carpatho-Rusyn and Ukrainian immigrants drawn to the coal mines and steel mills of Cambria County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These communities organized Eastern Catholic parishes, fraternal lodges (such as the Greek Catholic Union / GCU), and schools to preserve their faith and culture. St. John the Baptist in Johnstown is one of the Ukrainian Catholic parishes that continue this legacy in the region today.
- Part of the broader Carpatho-Rusyn and Ukrainian immigrant heritage of Cambria County.
- Connected historically with the Greek Catholic Union (GCU) fraternal movement.
Contact and Visiting
Parishioners and visitors can reach the parish office at the church's Maple Avenue address. Because the parish shares pastoral and administrative services with others in the Eparchy's Eastern Deanery, the same contact numbers and email are often used for related inquiries.
- Address: 606 Maple Avenue, Johnstown, PA 15901
- Telephone: (814) 535-2634
- Fax: (814) 535-2634
- Email: [email protected]
- Eparchy website: https://stjosaphateparchy.com/parishes/