American Carpatho—Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Diocese of the U.S.A. ex rel. Nicholas v. Church Board of St. Michael's Orthodox—Greek Catholic Church of Clymer

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

The American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Diocese of the U.S.A., by Metropolitan Nicholas and Father Robert Salley (collectively, Diocese) and Dan Kapcoe, Marcie Hanna and Robert Salley, individually and on behalf of St. Michael’s Orthodox-Greek Catholic Church of Clymer (St.Michael’s), appeal from orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County (trial court) determining that St. Michael’s is congregational in nature and ordering an election for the Church Board pursuant to church by-laws.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. St. Michael’s is located…