HISTORY OF ST. ISAAC JOGUES CATHOLIC CHURCH
SHERMAN, N.Y.

In 1866-67, Irish Catholics, who were working on the railroad, came into the area. They purchased the old Universalist Church and moved it
to Park Street. When the railroad workers left, the Catholics also left,
and the number of Catholics decreased.

Then in 1941 a parish was set up in a room over what is now the Corral Restaurant (The original two story building burned, and was rebuilt as a one story building). Being upstairs, it was inconvenient, so the place of worship was moved to what was the former Philip Pratt Insurance office.

Msgr. F. Kasprzuk, acting as a representative of Bishop Duffy, dedicated this worship spot. This remained the Catholic Chapel until October, 1946, when Bishop O'Hara dedicated the present church. Originally called Our Lady of Peace Chapel, its title was changed to St. Isaac Jogues Chapel to honor one of the North American martyrs who had been a missionary in our own state of New York.

Continuous growth of the parish warranted its promotion to regular parish status and in June, 1948, Bishop O'Hara appointed Father Francis Kopec as the first priest.

The Priests of St. Isaac Jogues

the Reverend Fathers

Carl Drews
Francis McCormick
Bernard Sexton
Clair Hodnett
Edwin Fagowski
Chester Malikowski
Stanley Krzyzanowski
Henry Laskawski

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1948-1952 Francis Kopec
1952-1954 Thaddeus Zablotny
1954-1959 Stanley Sypnierski
1959-1964 James Dyree
1964-1967 Casimir Zak
1967-1970 Joseph Skupien
1970-1974 Medard Pluta
1974-1979 Matt Wendzikowski
1979-1984 John Mitka
1984-1989 Charles Zadora
1989-1995 Gary Szczepankiewicz
1995-2004 Raymond A.J. Donohue