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Wheatland - Farrell

Holy Trinity Roman 

Catholic Church

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Holy Trinity Catholic Church was established by Rev. William Coonan about 1871-72. Wheatland was then a prosperous manufacturing town, and many of the iron workers were Catholics. A large frame church was erected by Father Coonan, and for several years the congregation was in a flourishing condition. In 1878 Rev. Bernard Lynch succeeded Father Coonan, and the following year Rev. Patrick Cosgrove became pastor. He served the congregation some two years, when the decline of the town, caused by the mills shutting down, did not justify a resident pastor, and Holy Trinity was placed under the charge of the pastor at Sharpsville, where it has since remained [1888]. Fathers Coonan, Lynch and Cosgrove also ministered to the Sharpsville congregation during a part of their pastorates at Wheatland. Holy Trinity has dwindled down to a few families, but if the mills again start up successfully, which is now probable, its old-time prosperity will doubtless return.

Source: The History of Mercer County, 1888, pgs. 490-491   

Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church

Wheatland contains three churches.... The Catholics have a very commodious house of worship, which they erected about 1871.  Father William Coonan is in charge. 

- The History of Mercer County, 1877, page 124 


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