Putyatyntsi Immigrant Charter Members of St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church of Rochester, New York

Putyatyntsi immigrants were instrumental in founding one of Rochester, New York’s best recognized landmarks: St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church. This was accomplished despite what appeared to be insurmountable challenges. James D. Bratush’s book (page 9), Historical Documentary of the Ukrainian Community of Rochester, New York, published in 1973 by Christopher Press, Inc., provides the following names of the charter members of the parish. Of the 23 charter members, 15 were immigrants from the village of Putyatyntsi. Mr Bratush writes, “Building the church was not the only difficulty. Money was needed to operate it, to furnish it, to pay the salary of the pastor and to furnish the rectory.” Against the odds, these tenacious, hard working Ukrainian immigrants were able to build an institution that is still serving the Rochester community today.

• Ignatius Boyanowski (Putyatyntsi)
• Ivan Furmanchuk (Putyatyntsi)
• Nicholas Harasymchuk (Putyatyntsi)
• Ivan Holowka (Putyatyntsi)
• Ivan Hrankovsky
• Vasyl Hrankovsky
• Ivan Ivaskevych
• Peter Klymtziv
• Ivan Kryk (older) (Putyatyntsi)
• Ivan Kryk (younger) (Putyatyntsi)
• Wasyl Lucyshyn (Putyatyntsi)
• Theodore Mucha
• Wasyl Pakula (Putyatyntsi)
• Ivan Pasnak (Putyatyntsi)
• Nicholas Pasnak (Putyatyntsi)
• Ivan Pastuschyn
• Thomas Polovy (Putyatyntsi)
• Yakym Pryhoda
• Michael Rudy (Putyatyntsi)
• Stephen Sveryda (Putyatyntsi)
• Gregory Tychy (Putyatyntsi)
• Mykyta Wasylyshyn (Putyatyntsi)
• Michael Yatzula

Visit http://dorchurches.com/stjosaphat to see historical images of St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church.