David Zubik - Early Life

Early Life

David Zubik was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, to Stanley (b. 1927) and Susan Zubik (née Raskosky, d. 2006). The grandson of Polish and Slovak immigrants, he is an only child. He was raised in Ambridge, and attended Good Samaritan Church. His parents would take him to a local amusement park after Mass on Sundays.

Zubik first considered pursuing Holy Orders in the first grade, later contemplating a career in law before returning to his priestly aspirations after attending a retreat in 1965 on the South Side. After graduating from St. Veronica High School in 1967, he entered St. Paul Seminary in Pittsburgh. He earned an undergraduate degree from Duquesne University in 1971 and continued his studies at St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, Maryland, from where he obtained a Master's in Divinity in 1975.

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