Rev. Hryhorij (Harry) Pypiuk

Rev. Hryhorij Pypiuk [Григориӣ Пипюк], (b. 1887 in Ukraine; d. 1962 in South Bound Brook, NJ). Rev. Hryhorij Pypiuk was born 1887 in Ukraine. In 1929, he entered the priesthood and became known to all as Father “Harry.” His first assignments were at parishes in Pennsylvania (Sharon and Butler). Then in 1932, he was sent to St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Monessen, where he remained for the next 21 years. He died in 1962 in South Bound Brook, NJ.

1929: Ordained a priest

1932-1953: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Monessen, PA)