Reverend Petro Zvarych - Pastor
Father Petro Zvarych, native of Western Ukraine in the Lviv Region, was born on April 7, 1975 to Vasyl and Luba Zvarych. Both of his parents are now retired, his father from teaching school and his mother from the postal service. His older brother, Volodymyr is married and blessed with two children. His young sister Halyna, is also married and is blessed with a son.
Father Petro completed his primary and secondary education in the public school system in Hyriv, in the Lviv Region. Upon completing his high school education, he entered the Holy Spirit Seminary in Rudno, Lviv in 1993. He completed his philosophical and theological studies there and in january 1999, Father Petro came to the United States and enrolled in St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Seminary in Washington, DC to complete his spiritual formation and to study English. On March 25, 2000 Father Petro was ordained a Deacon. On April 1, 2000, he was appointed Parish Deacon for Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Wilkes Barre, PA and St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church in Edwardsville, PA.
On September 23, 2000, Father Petro was ordained at Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Wilkes Barre, PA by Metropolitan Archbishop Stephen Sulyk.
His first assignment was to serve as an assistant to Msgr. Joseph Fedorek at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In 2001, Metropolitan Archbishop Stephen Soroka reassigned Father Petro to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia. In May 2002, Father Petro was transferred to St. Michael's, the first Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States, in Shenandoah, PA and was also administrator of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in Mananoy City, PA.
In February 2006, Father was transferred to Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church in West Easton, PA and St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in Great Meadows, NJ where he is at the present time.
Since his ordination on September 23, 2000, Father Petro has had many assignments where he found many friends and good people who supported him in his service to God. Trusting in God's providence and goodness, Father Petro looks forward to many more years of service in the Lord's vineyard and asks for prayers and support from all his friends and the faithful people of God.