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Diocese of Greensburg

Dioecesis Greensburgensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Larry James Kulick, Bishop
  • Lawrence Eugene Brandt, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 10 March 1951
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Philadelphia
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 8,632 (3,334 Square Miles)
  • Description: Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana, and Westmoreland
  • Conference Region: III (NJ, PA)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: GBG
  • Official Web Site: https://www.dioceseofgreensburg.org
  • Mailing Address: 723 E. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg, PA 15601, USA
  • Telephone: (724)837-0901
  • Fax: 552-2520

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
10 March 1951ErectedDiocese of Pittsburgh (Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland, and Fayette) Diocese of Greensburg (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966216,037690,74231.3%167124291742158718121ap1967
1970226,018682,77633.1%61188249907220646120ap1971
1976229,045698,72132.8%184972818151137494117ap1977
1980229,105756,17330.3%1861072937811146465118ap1981
1990212,817700,80030.4%162112274776136375115ap1991
1999187,166679,42127.5%1558223778941286107ap2000
2000185,000679,42127.2%13080210880135285105ap2001
2001188,710680,15227.7%12977206916123409105ap2002
2002188,301680,15227.7%12983212888125285105ap2003
2003183,034681,72026.8%12679205892132295103ap2004
2004181,167679,99026.6%12279201901123325102ap2005
2006170,486680,63025.0%11874192887116206101ap2007
2013165,000699,00023.6%10667173953211719885ap2014
2016140,382648,89721.6%100106206681615725878ap2017
2019133,734659,59620.3%102169271493722520678ap2020
2021135,100666,32520.3%901462365721419719478ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 535, to Page 537

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