Diocese of Greensburg
Greensburgen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States
The Diocese of Greensburg covers four counties in western Pennsylvania and was erected in 1951. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, with Blessed Sacrament Cathedral as its mother church.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 March 1951
- Latin
- Greensburgen(sis)
- Patron
- Santísima Virgen María Asunta al Cielo
- Annuario code
- 001001524
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 135,100
- Population
- 667,700
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 20.2%
- Priests
- 230
- Catholics per priest
- 587
- Extent
- 8,635 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 16
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Larry J. Kulick
- Born
- 24 February 1966
- Birthplace
- Natrona Heights
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral stands in Greensburg, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Philadelphia
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia
- Diocese of AllentownAllentown
- Diocese of Altoona-JohnstownAltoona
- Diocese of ErieErie
- Diocese of HarrisburgHarrisburg
- Diocese of PittsburghPittsburgh
- Diocese of ScrantonScranton
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Western Pennsylvania in the United States is home to the Diocese of Greensburg (Latin: Dioecesis Greensburgensis), erected in 1951 as a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg is the mother church, and Larry J. Kulick serves as bishop.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.