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When the Catholic Church created the Diocese of Greensburg in 1951, the first bishop, Rev. Hugh Lamb, lived at St. Emma's while making the initial arrangements. St. Emma also served as the diocesan chancery for the first year. The sisters built a retreat house in 1954. The sisters built the first monastery wing in 1960 and the second wing in 1963.
The Diocese of Greensburg (Latin: Dioecesis Greensburgensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Western Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The mother church of the Diocese of Greensburg is Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg. The diocese was ...
The parish was designated Blessed Sacrament Cathedral with the establishment of the Diocese of Greensburg on March 10, 1951, at which time the Benedictines relinquished pastoral responsibility. [3] Maria Celli of the architectural firm Celli-Flynn & Associates redesigned the interior in 1971 to conform to liturgical changes that resulted from ...
Roman Catholic bishops of Greensburg (5 P) Pages in category "Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
PA Routes 66 and 136 begin in Greensburg. PA Routes 130, 819, and U.S. Route 119 pass through the city. U.S. Route 22, a major connector from Central to Southwestern Pennsylvania, runs approximately seven miles north of the city through Salem Township, accessible by routes 66, 819, and 119.
This current structure was initially the Greensburg Salem High School, and since 1979 has been the Greensburg Salem Middle School. Aquinas Academy (340 North Main Street) - This is the parish elementary school of the next-door Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. It was originally known as Saint Benedict School, then as Blessed Sacrament School, until ...
St. Patrick's was built in 1805, and is a log building measuring 22 by 35 feet (6.7 m × 10.7 m). It has a gable roof and three windows on each side. [3] It is the oldest Catholic church still standing in Western Pennsylvania. [4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]
The first Anglican church services in Greensburg were held in September 1813 at the Westmoreland County court house, with missionary priests from the Society for the Advancement of Christianity in Pennsylvania as celebrants. From 1814 to 1822, the Rev. Moses Bennett traveled into the region to hold services.