The Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, Pa.

Calvary Cemetery Office Hours
Monday – Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (April 1st Through December 31)
Closed Saturdays January through March, Sundays, Good Friday, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day After Thnaksgiving, Christmas Day, December 26th and New Year's Day. The Office Closes at 12:00 PM on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
(814) 838-7724 or eriediocesancemeteries@gmail.com

Mission Statement

Because of our faith perspective, Diocesan Catholic Cemeteries cannot be looked upon primarily as a business. Rather, they are sacred places where the dead repose in Christ until their resurrection and where the bereaved are ministered to. This ministry, as Catholic Christian witness, is to give consolation to those who have been touched by death because of the hope of eternal life which our faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ gives us. Through baptism, we have been baptized not only into the Lord’s redeeming death, but also His Resurrection. We are then people of hope and our cemeteries are likewise places of hope, which can give comfort to those who are mourning. Consequently, the work of those who staff our cemeteries is to be marked by welcoming, compassion, faith, healing, and hope.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

HAPPY EASTER! THE CEMETERY OFFICE AND OPERATIONS WILL BE CLOSED ON GOOD FRIDAY. MAUSOLEUM FLOWER DATES FOR EASTER START HOLY THURSDAY APRIL 6TH AND RUN THROUGH THURSDAY APRIL 13TH. BALLOONS ARE NOT PERMITTED INSDIE THE MAUSOLEUMS AND WILL BE REMOVED.

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A NEW POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. TOM DUSKA HAS BEEN APPOINTED SALES DIRECTOR OF THE ERIE DIOCESAN CEMETERIES. TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOM, PLEASE CONTACT HIM AT 814-440-5085 OR 814-838-7724.

WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING RETIREES FOR SEASONAL PART-TIME POSITIONS. DUTIES INCLUDE GENERAL LANDSCAPING TASKS MOSTLY CONSISTING OF STRING TRIMMING GRAVE LOTS. IF INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT OUR MAIN OFFICE AT 814-838-7724 OR VISIT THE MAIN OFFICE AT CALVARY CEMETERY TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION OR INQUIRE ABOUT JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND SCHEDULING.

A REMINDER, WINTER RULES WILL BE ENDING MARCH 31, 2023 AND SPRING/SUMMER RULES WILL GO INTO EFFECT.  PLEASE REFER TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS SECTION OR CALL THE MAIN OFFICE AT 814-838-7724.

ATTENTION: THE MANAGMENT OF THE DIOCESAN CEMETERIES MAKES HEARTFLET EFFORTS WHILE CONSIDERING THE ENFORCEMENT OF CEMETERY AND MAUSOLEUM RULES. RECENTLY, RULE VIOLATIONS HAVE BECOME COMMONPLACE AND WE HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS FROM RULE-ABIDING VISITORS. PLEASE CONTACT THE MAIN OFFICE WITH QUESTIONS OR A COPY OF THE RULES BEFORE PLACING ITEMS AT CRYPTS OR GRAVESITES.  BALLOONS ARE STRICTLY PROHBIBITED INSIDE THE MAUSOLEUMS.