About St. Mary · Pocahontas, Pennsylvania
St. Mary Parish is a small Catholic mission church in the rural hamlet of Pocahontas, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, nestled in the hills of western Pennsylvania and part of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. The parish shares its pastoral leadership with neighboring Somerset County missions — Saints Philip and James (Meyersdale), Saint Gregory (MacDonaldton), and Saint Michael (West Salisbury) — and is supported liturgically by the Benedictine Fathers working with a diocesan Sacramental Minister from the HGN religious community. The faithful gather for a single weekly Sunday Mass at 11:00 AM, followed by confessions, continuing a quiet Catholic presence in this small Appalachian-borderland community.
- Patron
- The Blessed Virgin Mary
- Rector
- Rev. Michael A. Wolfe
- Diocese
- Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Why belong here
St. Mary is a small but faithful Catholic mission that keeps the weekly Sunday Eucharist alive in the rural Pocahontas community. Visitors and parishioners are welcomed to a single, intimate Sunday Mass at 11:00 AM, with confessions available immediately afterward — a simple, traditional rhythm ideal for those seeking a quiet, country parish home in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.
Mass times at St. Mary
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday following 11:00 AM Mass
Parish Identity and Location
St. Mary Parish is a Catholic mission in the unincorporated community of Pocahontas, Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The parish falls within the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown and is listed on the diocesan parish directory page serving the Meyersdale area. The mailing address uses 215 Warrens Mill Road, with both the Meyersdale (15552) and Pocahontas (15565) ZIP codes referenced across diocesan and aggregator listings.
- Parish type: Mission (Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown)
- Diocesan listing: ajdiocese.org/locate-by-city/Pocahontas
- Address: 215 Warrens Mill Road
- Region: Somerset County, rural western Pennsylvania
Pastoral Leadership and Clergy
Effective October 1, 2025, Bishop Mark Bartchak appointed Rev. Michael A. Wolfe as Pastor of a four-parish Somerset County cluster: Saints Philip and James (Meyersdale), Saint Gregory (MacDonaldton), Saint Mary (Pocahontas), and Saint Michael (West Salisbury). Rev. Michael Raj Arokiasamy, HGN, was named Sacramental Minister of Saint Michael and Saint Mary, working alongside the Benedictine Fathers to ensure regular sacramental coverage. Long-serving administrator Deacon William R. Underhill retired in 2025.
- Rev. Michael A. Wolfe — Pastor (appointed October 1, 2025)
- Rev. Michael Raj Arokiasamy, HGN — Sacramental Minister
- Benedictine Fathers — assisting with sacramental coverage
- Deacon William R. Underhill — retired as Administrator (2025)
Cluster of Parishes
St. Mary is pastored as part of a four-mission cluster across Somerset County, allowing limited-priest resources to be shared among small rural Catholic communities. This arrangement has been formalized by the diocese and is the model by which Sunday Mass and Confession are sustained at St. Mary.
- Saints Philip and James Parish, Meyersdale
- Saint Gregory Parish, MacDonaldton
- Saint Mary Parish, Pocahontas
- Saint Michael Parish, West Salisbury
Contact and Visiting
Parishioners and visitors can reach St. Mary through its diocesan phone line and email, both administered in coordination with the diocesan offices and the wider Somerset County cluster. The mailing address on Warrens Mill Road places the church in the rolling countryside west of Meyersdale.
- Phone: (814) 662-2958
- Email: [email protected]
- Diocesan website: http://www.ajdiocese.org/locate-by-city/Pocahontas
Community and Setting
Pocahontas is a small, historic hamlet — the only village in Greenville Township, Somerset County — laid out in 1845 by Daniel Yutzy. Once home to a hotel, store, and shops in the 19th century, today it remains a quiet rural crossroads in the Allegheny highlands. St. Mary's small mission church continues the area's longstanding tradition of Catholic worship begun by German Catholic settlers of the 1800s.
- Greenville Township, Somerset County
- Founded as a village in 1845 by Daniel Yutzy
- Region of historic German Catholic settlement in western Pennsylvania
- Part of the wider Catholic cluster of Meyersdale and Salisbury parishes
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Deacon William R. Underhill
Retired as Administrator of Saint Mary Parish, Pocahontas and Saint Michael Parish, West Salisbury (announced September 10, 2025).