Rev. Joseph F. DiMaggio

Joseph F. DiMaggio

JOHNSTOWN - The Rev. Joseph F. DiMaggio, former pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Johnstown, entered into eternal rest on his 75th birthday on Friday, Jan 9, 2004.

He was born Jan 9, 1929, in Frankfort, the son of the late Lawrence and Josephine Simonette DiMaggio.

Graduating from Frankfort High School in 1946, he entered St. Andrews Seminary, Rochester, in September of 1946 and graduated in 1949.

He entered Christ the King Seminary at St. Bonaventure University in Olean, where he graduated in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in theology and education.

Joseph F. DiMaggio

JOHNSTOWN , The Rev. Joseph F. DiMaggio, former pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Johnstown, entered into eternal rest on his 75th birthday on Friday, Jan 9, 2004.

He was born Jan 9, 1929, in Frankfort, the son of the late Lawrence and Josephine Simonette DiMaggio.

Graduating from Frankfort High School in 1946, he entered St. Andrews Seminary, Rochester, in September of 1946 and graduated in 1949.

He entered Christ the King Seminary at St. Bonaventure University in Olean, where he graduated in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in theology and education.

One of those is Rev. Joseph DiMaggio, pastor of Immaculate Conception parish for 21 years.

"Fulton County, for years, has been one of the highest unemployment cities in the state," he told The Evangelist.
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For two decades, Father DiMaggio has watched young people grow up and move out of the area -- and the parish -- to find more job opportunities."Maybe," he said, "this will keep some of our people who want to stay, here."