Priest in Voluntary Isolation Tests Negative for Coronavirus (COVID-19)

One of the priests in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh who had been in isolation after exposure to someone in the faith community who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) has tested negative for the virus. However, out of an abundance of caution, and on his doctor’s recommendation, Father Thomas Gramc has begun a voluntary 14-day quarantine. Father Gramc is Parochial Vicar of the Dormont, Mount Lebanon, Scott Township grouping (Our Lady of Grace and Saint Bernard), as well as chaplain for Seton La Salle High School. He has not had any contact with students or faculty of the high school since its closure on March 13. Other priests in that grouping remain in voluntary quarantine in the interest of the safety of their parishioners and the general public.