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ALTOONA-JOHNSTOWN
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Please continue your contributions to Saint Michael Basilica during this crisis. You may mail your envelope to PO Box 10, Loretto, PA 15940, or you may drop your envelope in the mail slot at the back entrance to the rectory, near the statue of St. Therese. Online giving is available for your convenience.
The rectory office will be closed to the public until further notice.
The Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel in Loretto
Founded in 1799 by Father Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin.
A donation from Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Schwab, the present church
was constructed during the years 1900-1901.
The church was honored with the title of Minor Basilica by His Holiness Pope John Paul II in 1996.
Founded in 1799 by Father Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin.
A donation from Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Schwab, the present church
was constructed during the years 1900-1901.
The church was honored with the title of Minor Basilica by His Holiness Pope John Paul II in 1996.
A parish of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Very Rev. Father John David Byrnes, JCL, JV, Rector
Deacon Richard T. Golden
321 St. Mary Street
PO Box 10 Loretto, PA 15940
Phone: 814 472 8551
Very Rev. Father John David Byrnes, JCL, JV, Rector
Deacon Richard T. Golden
321 St. Mary Street
PO Box 10 Loretto, PA 15940
Phone: 814 472 8551
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