Верхня Жерниця с

Село належало до Балигородського деканату Перемиської єпархії.

Zhernycja Vyzhnja [Ru] Zernica Wyzna [Polish]

Lisko District, present day SE Poland

Parish Data:

Church was «Saint Basil the Great» [1800] [destroyed]

The curent masonry church was renovated in 1936

In 1785 the village lands comprised 15.87 sq km. There were 349 Greek Catholics 50 Roman Catholics and 6 Jews

1840 – 520 Greek Catholics

1859 – 537 Greek Catholics

1879 – 581 Greek Catholics

1899 – 885 Greek Catholics

1926 – 1060 Greek Catholics

1936 – 1166 Greek Catholics

The village was not incorporated in to the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

In 1938 there were 245 Roman Catholics and 52 Jews and 7 Baptists

Filial church was located in BEREZNYCJA VYZHNA 3.5 km away and ZHERNYCJA NYZHNA 2 km away

ZHERNYCJA KAPLYCJA (ZHERDENKA) 5 km away was served by the priest

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