Officials from the Diocese of Scranton say 50-year-old James Shimsky died Thursday at a Rochester, Minn. hospital. Shimsky had been residing at a nearby rehab facility following his Jan. 30 arrest in North Philadelphia.
Philadelphia police say Shimsky was charged with drug possession after officers saw him buying cocaine.
Shimsky had been on leave from his position as pastor at St. John Vianney Parish in Scott Township, Lackawanna County.
Diocese spokesman William Genello said he didn't have details of Shimsky's death.
