Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg

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Country United States Area 3,334 sq mi (8,640 km) Phone +1 724-837-0901		Ecclesiastical province Philadelphia Bishop Edward C. Malesic

Territory Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties in Western Pennsylvania Metropolitan Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2017) 645,602 141,041 (21.8%) Address 723 E Pittsburgh St, Greensburg, PA 15601, USA Cathedral Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Hours Closed now Tuesday8:30AM–5PMWednesday8:30AM–5PMThursday8:30AM–5PMFriday8:30AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8:30AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar St Mary's Church, Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Catholic Church Delmont, St Paul's Church, Mother Of Sorrows Profiles Facebook YouTube

The Diocese of Greensburg is a Roman Catholic diocese centered in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, with 78 parishes in Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties in Western Pennsylvania in the United States. The diocese was founded on March 10, 1951. Edward C. Malesic was named its bishop on April 24, 2015.

Bishops

Bishops of the diocese and their tenures of service:

Hugh L. Lamb (1951–1960)
William G. Connare (1960–1987)
Anthony G. Bosco (1987–2004)
Lawrence E. Brandt (2004–2015)
Edward C. Malesic (2015–present)

Auxiliary bishops

Norbert F. Gaughan (1975–1984)

Priests of the diocese who became bishops

Giuseppe De Andrea, served in the Greensburg Diocese; then served as apostolic nuncio

Cyril John Vogel, served in the Greensburg Diocese as a pastor and chancellor and vicar general; then, while pastor of Holy Family Church, Latrobe, was named Bishop of the Diocese of Salina, Kansas.

Lawrence Thomas Persico, served in the Greensburg Diocese as a pastor and vicar general; then, while pastor of St. James, New Alexandria, was named Bishop of the Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania.

Parish directory

As of 2017, there are seventy-eight operating parishes within the Diocese of Greensburg; thirty-eight of these operate in a partnered configuration. A diocesan strategic planning process began in 2006, which has resulted in closures of parishes and chapels, as well as partnering of parishes that have remained open, with the last of these changes occurring in 2013.

Schools

There are 18 educational facilities spread throughout the geographical terrain of the diocesan limits. There are 2 junior-senior high schools, 12 diocesan elementary schools and 3 non-diocesan Catholic schools

High schools

Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School is located in Connellsville Township in northern Fayette County and serves the southern half of the diocesan territory. A Middle School concept was added at the beginning of the 2007-08 School Term, bringing the grade levels served at this facility 7-12.

Greensburg Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School is located in Hempfield Township in central Westmoreland County and serves the central and northern sections of the diocesan territory. This school serves grades 7-12.

Diocesan elementary schools

* - denotes school only operates up to Grade 6, Grades 7-8 attend Geibel Catholic High School, if they wish.

Non-diocesan facilities

There are three non-diocesan facilities under the Educational Office.

Clelian Heights School for Exceptional Children is located near Greensburg and is a school/residential complex for children ages 5–21 with intellectual/developmental disabilities. The Clelian Center is also on campus and provides adult services to the developemntally disabled. The school is a ministry of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Elizabeth Seton Montessori School is located near Greensburg and offers Montessori-Philosophy Education that is auspiced by the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill.

Verna Montessori School is located near Mount Pleasant and offers Montessori-Philosophy Education that is auspiced by the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg Wikipedia

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