The Diocese of Greensburg is a Roman Catholic diocese centered in Greensburg, Pennsylvania that has 85 parishes in Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties in Western Pennsylvania. The diocese was founded on March 10, 1951; it is currently in the process of reorganization with several parishes being suppressed (effective October 30, 2008), resulting in 14 churches being closed and 2 parishes merged.

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  • The Diocese of Greensburg is a Roman Catholic diocese centered in Greensburg, Pennsylvania that has 85 parishes in Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties in Western Pennsylvania. The diocese was founded on March 10, 1951; it is currently in the process of reorganization with several parishes being suppressed (effective October 30, 2008), resulting in 14 churches being closed and 2 parishes merged. Some 26 other parishes will remain intact with shared clergy, which the diocese are calling "partner parish configurations". These "changes" follow 6 chapels of convenience that were closed on January 2, 2008, in addition to 13 other chapels closed between 1996 and 2008. The current bishop is Lawrence E. Brandt, since 2004.
  • La diocesi di Greensburg è una sede della Chiesa cattolica suffraganea dell'arcidiocesi di Filadelfia appartenente alla regione ecclesiastica III (NJ, PA). Nel 2006 contava 170.486 battezzati su 680.630 abitanti. È attualmente retta dal vescovo Lawrence Eugene Brandt.
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  • The Diocese of Greensburg is a Roman Catholic diocese centered in Greensburg, Pennsylvania that has 85 parishes in Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties in Western Pennsylvania. The diocese was founded on March 10, 1951; it is currently in the process of reorganization with several parishes being suppressed (effective October 30, 2008), resulting in 14 churches being closed and 2 parishes merged.
  • La diocesi di Greensburg è una sede della Chiesa cattolica suffraganea dell'arcidiocesi di Filadelfia appartenente alla regione ecclesiastica III (NJ, PA). Nel 2006 contava 170.486 battezzati su 680.630 abitanti. È attualmente retta dal vescovo Lawrence Eugene Brandt.
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  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg
  • Diocesi di Greensburg
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