1945
The
2009
The Rev. Canon, Dr. John A. Ropke
January 10, 1945 — June 7, 2009
Died Sunday morning , June 7, 2009, at UPMC-Mercy Hospital. He was born on January 10, 1945, in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late John C. and Elaine(Urchak) Ropke. He attended St. Basil's Seminary in Stamford, CT, the State University of New York and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, and then earned MA and PhD at Liberty University. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 1978 in Stamford, CT, and served congregations in the Greater Pittsburgh area, Arnold, Ford City and McKees Rocks. At the time of his death, he was serving at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church.
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