But there is another 100th anniversary which is celebrated this year. and which is also tied to the city of Scranton. This is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Francis Hodur. the founder of the Polish National Catholic Church. Francis Hodur was born in the small village of Zarki. in the county of Chrzanow. near the ancient capital of Poland. Cracow. He was schooled in that small village. and lived in Poland until 1890. when. like so many others of the Continent of Europe. he emigrated to America. It was in America that Francis Hodur heard the call to the service of the Lord. He had studied deeply in Poland.
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