MOST REV. FRANCIS HODUR

Organizer of the Polish National Catholic Church

Francis Hodur

Born: April 1, 1866, in the village of Zarsk, six miles from Cracow, Poland. Ordained to the priesthood August 19, 1893, in St. Peter's Cathedral, Scranton, PA. Took charge of Saint Stanislaus Parish, March 14, 1897. Elected Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church, Sept. 29, 1907, at Utrecht, Holland, by Archbishop Gerard Gull and bishops John Van Thiel and Peter Spit of the Old Catholic Church of Holland. Died: February 16, 1953, at Scranton, PA. Buried in the St. Stanislaus Cathedral Cemetery at Scranton, PA, February 21, 1953. His religious work will always live in the hears of men.



	MOST REV. FRANCIS HODUR Organizer of the Polish National Catholic Church Born: April 1, 1866, in the village of Zarsk, six miles from Cracow, Poland. Ordained to the priesthood August 19, 1893, in St. Peter's Cathedral, Scranton, PA. Took charge of Saint Stanislaus Parish, March 14, 1897. Elected Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church, Sept. 29, 1907, at Utrecht, Holland, by Archbishop Gerard Gull and bishops John Van Thiel and Peter Spit of the Old Catholic Church of Holland. Died: February 16, 1953, at Scranton, PA. Buried in the St. Stanislaus Cathedral Cemetery at Scranton, PA, February 21, 1953. His religious work will always live in the hears of men.