Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg
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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 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2017) 645,602 141,041 (21.8%) |
| Parishes | 78 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 10, 1951 |
| Cathedral | Blessed Sacrament Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 96 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Edward C. Malesic |
| Emeritus Bishops | Lawrence Eugene Brandt |
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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 of the diocese and their tenures of service:
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.
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
* - denotes school only operates up to Grade 6, Grades 7-8 attend Geibel Catholic High School, if they wish.
There are three non-diocesan facilities under the Educational Office.
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