Legal Opinion
St. John Chrysostom Greek Catholic Church v. Elko
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 11, 1969No. Appeal, No. 126PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Eagen,
This is an appeal from the final decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County holding that St. John Chrysostom G-reek Catholic Church of Pittsburgh is, and always has been since its founding in 1910, united spiritually and hierarchically with Rome. The appellant, a member of the congregation and one of several plaintiffs in the court below, contends that St. John’s was founded as an independent church, and that it has always been autonomous in its government. The appellees are Nicholas T. Elko, Bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh,1 and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Gabster v. MesarosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State ex rel. Morrow v. HillOhio Supreme Court · 1977
- Pilgrim Holiness Church v. Pilgrim Holiness ChurchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church v. Everson Evangelical Church of North AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- St. Michael & Archangel Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church v. UhniatSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Archbishop Most Reverend Metropolitan Ambrose Senyshyn v. KarlakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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