Diocese of Greensburg
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Philadelphia |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Lawrence Eugene Brandt |
| founding | 1951 |
| surface | 8,632 km² |
| Parishes | 100 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 675.283 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 160,321 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 23.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 113 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 78 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 839 |
| Friars | 119 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 198 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Blessed Sacrament Cathedral |
| Website | www.dioceseofgreensburg.org |
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The Diocese of Greensburg ( lat. : Dioecesis Greensburgensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Greensburg , Pennsylvania .
history
The diocese Greensburg was on March 10, 1951 by Pope Pius XII. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Ex supremi from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as a suffragan .
territory
The Diocese of Greensburg comprises the areas of Armstrong County , Fayette County , Indiana County and Westmoreland County in the state of Pennsylvania .
Bishops of Greensburg
- Hugh Louis Lamb , 1951-1959
- William Graham Connare , 1960-1987
- Anthony Gerard Bosco , 1987-2004
- Lawrence Eugene Brandt , 2004-2015
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Edward Malesic , 2015-2020
- Sedis vacancy since July 16, 2020
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Greensburg (English)
- Entry to Diocese of Greensburg on catholic-hierarchy.org