Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg

Diocese of Greensburg Dioecesis Greensburgensis
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Location
Country	United States
Territory	Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties in Western Pennsylvania
Ecclesiastical province	Philadelphia
Metropolitan	Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
Statistics
Area	3,334 sq mi (8,640 km^2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 680,630 170,486 (25.0%)
Parishes	101
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 10, 1951
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
Secular priests	118
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Edward C. Malesic
Emeritus Bishops	Lawrence Eugene Brandt
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Website
dioceseofgreensburg.org

Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg

The Diocese of Greensburg is a Roman Catholic diocese centered in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, with 85 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:

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

Auxiliary bishops

• Norbert F. Gaughan (1975–1984)

Parish directory

As of 2015, there are seventy-eight operating parishes within the Diocese of Greensburg; thirty-eight of these operate in a partnered configuration.^[1] A diocesan strategic planning process began in 2006, which has resulted in closures of parishes and chapels, as well as partnerings of parishes that have remained open, with the last of these changes occurring in 2013.^[2]

Parish Name	County	Nearest Town
Ascension	Westmoreland	Jeannette
Blessed Sacrement Cathedral	Westmoreland	Greensburg
Christ the King	Armstrong	Leechburg
Christ, Prince of Peace	Armstrong	Ford City
Church of the Good Sheperd	Indiana	Kent
Church of the Resurrection	Indiana	5 Sites: Clymer Ernest Glen Campbell Heilwood Rossitier
Holy Cross	Westmoreland	Youngwood
Holy Family	Westmoreland	Latrobe
Holy Family	Westmoreland	Seward
Holy Family	Westmoreland	West Newton
Holy Trinity	Westmoreland	Ligonier
Immaculate Conception	Fayette	Connellsville
Immaculate Conception	Westmoreland	Irwin
Mother of Sorrows	Westmoreland	Murrysville
Mount Saint Peter	Westmoreland	New Kensington
Our Lady of Grace	Westmoreland	Greensburg
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Saint Mary	Fayette	Leckrone
Our Lady of the Assumption	Indiana	2 Sites Coral Lucernemines
Our Lady, Queen of Peace	Westmoreland	East Vandergrift
Sacred Heart	Westmoreland	Jeannette
Sacred Heart	Westmoreland	Youngstown
Seven Dolors	Westmoreland	Yukon
Saints Cyril and Methodius	Fayette	Fairchance
Saints Simon and Jude	Indiana	Blairsville
Saint Agnes	Westmoreland	North Huntingdon Township
Saint Aloysius	Fayette	Dunbar
Saint Ambrose	Westmoreland	Avonmore
Saint Anne	Westmoreland	Rostraver Township
Saint Barbara	Westmoreland	Harrison City
Saint Bartholomew	Westmoreland	Crabtree
Saint Benedict	Westmoreland	Marguerite
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux	Indiana	Indiana
Saint Bruno	Westmoreland	Greensburg
Saint Cecilia	Fayette	Grindstone
Saint Cecilia	Westmoreland	Whitney
Saint Edward	Westmoreland	Herminie
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton	Westmoreland	North Huntingdon Township
Saint Florian	Westmoreland	United
Saint Francis	Fayette	2 Sites: Masontown Footedale
Saint Gertrude	Westmoreland	Vandergrift
Saint Hubert	Fayette	Point Marion
Saint James	Westmoreland	New Alexandria
Saint James the Greater	Armstrong	Apollo
Saint Joan of Arc	Fayette	Farmington
Saint John the Baptist, de la salle	Westmoreland	Delmont
Saint John the Baptist	Fayette	Perryopolis
Saint John the Baptist	Westmoreland	Scottdale
Saint John the Evangelist	Fayette	Connellsville
Saint John the Evangelist	Westmoreland	Latrobe
Saint John the Evangelist	Fayette	Uniontown
Saint Joseph	Westmoreland	Derry
Saint Joseph	Fayette	Everson
Saint Joseph	Westmoreland	New Kensington
Saint Lawrence	Armstrong	Cadogan
Saint Margret Mary	Westmoreland	Lower Burrell
Saint Martin	Westmoreland	New Derry
Saint Mary (Nativity)	Fayette	Uniontown
Saint Mary of Czestochowa	Westmoreland	New Kensington
Saint Mary	Westmoreland	Export
Saint Mary	Westmoreland	Freeport
Saint Mary	Armstrong	Yatesboro
Saint Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe	Armstrong	Kittanning
Saint Matthew	Indiana	Saltsburg
Saint Patrick	Armstrong	Brady's Bend
Saint Paul	Westmoreland	Greensburg
Saint Peter	Fayette	Brownsville
Saint Pius X	Westmoreland	Mount Pleasant
Saint Raymond of the Mountains	Westmoreland	Donegal
Saint Regis	Westmoreland	Trafford
Saint Rita	Fayette	Connellsville
Saint Rose	Westmoreland	Latrobe
Saint Sebastian	Westmoreland	Belle Vernon
Saint Sylvester	Westmoreland	Slickville
Saint Terese, Little Flower of Jesus	Fayette	Uniontown
Saint Thomas More University Parish	Indiana	Indiana
Saint Vincent Basilica	Westmoreland	Latrobe
The Epiphany of Our Lord	Westmoreland	Monessen
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Westmoreland	Mount Pleasant

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Schools

There are 18 educational facilities spread throughout the geographical terrain of the diocesan limits. There are 2 junior-senior high schools, 13 diocesan elementary schools and 3 non-diocesan Catholic schools^[4]

High schools

• Geibel Catholic 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 High School is located in Hempfield Township in central Westmoreland County and serves the central and northern sections of the diocean territory. This school only serves grades 9-12.

Diocesan elementary schools

School Name	County	Nearest Town
Aquanius Academy	Westmoreland	Greensburg
Christ, the Divine Teacher	Westmoreland	Latrobe
Conn-Area Catholic*	Fayette	Connellsville
Divine Redeemer	Armstrong	Ford City
Holy Trinity	Westmoreland	Ligonier
Mary, Queen of Apostles	Westmoreland	New Kensington
Mother of Sorrows	Westmoreland	Murrysville
Queen of Angels	Westmoreland	North Huntingdon Township
Saint Bernard	Indiana	Indiana
Saint John the Evangelist Regional*	Fayette	Uniontown
Saint Sebastian	Westmoreland	Belle Vernon
The Cardinal Maida Academy	Westmoreland	Vandergrift

* - 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^[5] 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^[6] that is auspiced by the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill.
• Verna Montessori School is located near Mount Pleasant and offers Montessori-Philosophy Education^[7] that is auspiced by the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception

See also

• Catholic Church by country
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia
• Global organisation of the Catholic Church
• List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
• List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States

References

1. http://www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/aboutus/Pages/default.aspx
2. http://www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/Pages/parishrestructuring.aspx
3. http://www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/parishes/pages/parishinformationdirectory.aspx?id=C01
4. Schools Retrieved 07-23-2015
5. Clelian Heights Retrieved 12-10-2010
6. E.S. Montessori Mission Page Retrieved 12-10-2010
7. Verna Montessori School Mission - Retrieved 12-10-2010

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg Official Site