Youngstown Ursulines celebrate 150th anniversary
As they count down to this significant milestone, the Ursuline Sisters will commemorate their long presence in the area with a series of events starting in September 2023.
As they count down to this significant milestone, the Ursuline Sisters will commemorate their long presence in the area with a series of events starting in September 2023.
This year marks jubilees for 12 vowed religious of the Diocese of Youngstown. They were honored at a Lenten Mass celebrated by Bishop David J. Bonnar at the Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Canton on March 25.
While growing up, Father Richard Pentello knew and admired many priests, but the influence he cites most strongly is that of his family.
Father Kish, who served as pastor of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Cortland since 1988, retired as a diocesan priest in July. The parish celebrated with a Mass on June 17 with Bishop David Bonnar.
After two unsuccessful attempts to complete seminary studies to be a priest, Father Joseph Zamary found unexpected encouragement from a future canonized saint—Padre Pio.
A long and winding road led Father Joseph Rudjak to the priesthood for the Diocese of Youngstown, a door which he walked through 23 years ago after serving as a deacon for 30 years.
Originally from Altoona, Pennsylvania, Father Gaeta served as associate pastor at parishes in Minneapolis and Altoona, before being incardinated into the Diocese of Youngstown in May 1988.
Monsignor Lewis Gaetano was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Steubenville on May 18, 1973. Originally from Canton, Monsignor Gaetano has served many roles in his half-century as a priest, including pastor, missionary and teacher.
Father Gregory Fedor was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Youngstown on June 18, 1983. Originally from Conneaut, Ohio, Father Fedor has served for the past 14 years as the pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Austintown, and he also became the pastor at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Austintown in 2021.
Benedictine Sister Julia Makowski, 97, died as she lived, peacefully, and aware of God’s presence, on June 20, 2023.
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Located in Northeast Ohio, the Diocese of Youngstown includes six counties; Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, Portage, Stark and Trumbull.