Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg
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Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War...
that has 85 parishes in Armstrong
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,941. It is located northeast of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Armstrong County was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003.The county seat is Kittanning...
, Fayette
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the2010 census, the population was 136,606. The county is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Indiana
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
-Government and politics:As of November 2008, there are 58,077 registered voters in Indiana County .* Democratic: 26,653 * Republican: 24,159 * Other Parties: 7,265 -County commissioners:*Rodney Ruddock, Chairman, Republican...
, and Westmoreland
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile...
counties in Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania consists of the western third of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. Pittsburgh is the largest city in the region, with a metropolitan area population of about 2.4 million people, and serves as its economic and cultural center. Erie, Altoona, and Johnstown are its...
. The diocese was founded on March 10, 1951, and is currently in the process of reorganization. Several parishes were suppressed on October 30, 2008, which resulted in 14 churches closed and two parishes merged. Some 26 other parishes remained intact with shared clergy, which the diocese are calling "partner parish configurations." These "changes" followed six 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
Lawrence Eugene Brandt
Lawrence Eugene Brandt is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fourth and current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg in Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
, since 2004.
Bishops
- Hugh L. LambHugh L. LambHugh Louis Lamb was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Greensburg from 1952 until his death in 1959.-Biography:...
(1951–1960) - William G. ConnareWilliam G. ConnareWilliam Graham Connare was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Greensburg from 1960 to 1987.-Early life and education:...
(1960–1987) - Anthony G. BoscoAnthony G. BoscoAnthony Gerard Bosco is a prelate of the Catholic Church, currently the Bishop Emeritus of Greensburg. He was the third bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg from 1987 to 2004....
(1987–2004) - Lawrence E. BrandtLawrence Eugene BrandtLawrence Eugene Brandt is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fourth and current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg in Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(2004–present)
Parish directory
As of 2010, there are eighty-five operating parishes within the Diocese of Greensburg.| Parish Name | County | Nearest Town |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints | Fayette Fayette County, Pennsylvania Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the2010 census, the population was 136,606. The county is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Masontown Masontown, Pennsylvania Masontown is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 3,611 at the 2000 census. The town is served by the Albert Gallatin Area School District... |
| Ascension | Westmoreland Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile... |
Jeannette Jeannette, Pennsylvania Jeannette is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,788 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jeannette is located at .... |
| Blessed Sacarement Cathedral Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Greensburg The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg.The church, originally a parish church under the supervision of the Benedictine order, was constructed in the English Gothic style by the architectural firm of Comes, Perry and McMullen in... |
Westmoreland | Greensburg Greensburg, Pennsylvania Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War... |
| Christ the King | Armstrong Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,941. It is located northeast of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Armstrong County was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003.The county seat is Kittanning... |
Leechburg Leechburg, Pennsylvania Leechburg is a borough in southern Armstrong County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, northeast of Pittsburgh. Leechburg was founded by David Leech, for whom it was later named, and was incorporated as a borough in 1850.... |
| Christ, Prince of Peace | Armstrong | Ford City Ford City, Pennsylvania Ford City is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States, northeast of Pittsburgh along the east bank of the Allegheny River and 4 miles south of Kittanning, the county seat.... |
| Church of the Good Sheperd | Indiana Indiana County, Pennsylvania -Government and politics:As of November 2008, there are 58,077 registered voters in Indiana County .* Democratic: 26,653 * Republican: 24,159 * Other Parties: 7,265 -County commissioners:*Rodney Ruddock, Chairman, Republican... |
Kent |
| Church of the Resurrection | Indiana | 5 Sites: Clymer Clymer, Pennsylvania Clymer is a borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,547 at the 2000 census. The community was named after George Clymer, one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence.-Geography:... Ernest Glen Campbell Glen Campbell, Pennsylvania Glen Campbell is a borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 306 at the 2000 census. The borough was named in 1889 for Cornelius Campbell, the first superintendent of the Glenwood Coal Company , which mined in that area.The modern singer Glen Campbell visited Glen... Heilwood Rossitier |
| Holy Cross | Westmoreland | Youngwood Youngwood, Pennsylvania Youngwood is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,138 at the 2000 census. It was the hometown of the late George Blanda - former NFL quarterback and placekicker.-History:... |
| Holy Family | Westmoreland | Latrobe Latrobe, Pennsylvania Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States, approximately southeast of Pittsburgh.The city population was 7,634 as of the 2000 census . It is located near the Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut Ridge. Latrobe was incorporated as a borough in 1854, and as a city in 1999... |
| Holy Family | Westmoreland | Seward Seward, Pennsylvania Seward is a borough of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 484 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Seward is located at .... |
| Holy Family | Westmoreland | West Newton West Newton, Pennsylvania West Newton, located southeast of Pittsburgh, is a borough in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Formerly, the manufacture of radiators and boilers were the chief industries. In 1900, the people living there numbered 2,467. In 1910, 2,880 people lived there... |
| Holy Rosary | Fayette | Republic |
| Holy Trinity | Westmoreland | Ligonier Ligonier, Pennsylvania Ligonier is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2000 census. Ligonier was settled in the 1760s. The borough is well known for nearby Idlewild Park, one of the oldest amusement parks in the country, and nearby Seven Springs Mountain Resort... |
| Immaculate Conception | Fayette | Connellsville Connellsville, Pennsylvania Connellsville is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, 57 miles southeast of Pittsburgh on the Youghiogheny River, a tributary of the Monongahela River. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. In 1890, 5,629 people lived in Connellsville, which was a borough at that time... |
| Immaculate Conception | Westmoreland | Irwin Irwin, Pennsylvania Irwin is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh. Some of the most extensive bituminous coal deposits in the State are located here. In the past, iron foundries, flour mills, car shops, facing and planing mills, electrical goods, and mirror factories provided... |
| Madonna of Częstochowa | Fayette | Cardale |
| Mother of Sorrows | Westmoreland | Murrysville |
| Mount Saint Peter Mount St. Peter Church Mount Saint Peter Church is a Roman Catholic Church at 100 Freeport Road in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. The church is located along the Allegheny River and is approximately north-east of the city of Pittsburgh... |
Westmoreland | New Kensington New Kensington, Pennsylvania New Kensington is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania situated along the Allegheny River northeast of Pittsburgh. The population was 14,701 at the 2000 Census. The mayor of New Kensington is Tom Guzzo , elected in 2009. He succeeded Mayor Frank E. Link , elected in 2001.-History:New... |
| Our Lady of Grace | Westmoreland | Greensburg |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Saint Mary | Fayette | Leckrone |
| Our Lady of the Assumption | Indiana | 2 Sites Coral Lucernemines |
| Our Lady, Queen of Peace | Westmoreland | East Vandergrift East Vandergrift, Pennsylvania East Vandergrift is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 742 at the 2000 census.Adam Maida, Cardinal Archbishop of Detroit, was born in East Vandergrift on March 18, 1930.-Geography:... |
| Sacred Heart | Westmoreland | Jeannette |
| Sacred Heart | Westmoreland | Youngstown Youngstown, Pennsylvania Youngstown is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Youngstown was incorporated on 2 April 1831. The population was 400 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
| Seven Dolors | Westmoreland | Yukon |
| Saints Cyril and Methodius | Fayette | Fairchance Fairchance, Pennsylvania Fairchance is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,174 at the 2000 census. It is served by the Albert Gallatin Area School District.-Geography:Fairchance is located at .... |
| Saints Simon and Jude | Indiana | Blairsville Blairsville, Pennsylvania -External links:* * *... |
| Saint Agnes | Westmoreland | North Huntingdon Township North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania North Huntingdon Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 30,609 at the 2010 census.-History:Named after England’s Earl of Huntingdon, Huntingdon Township was founded on April 6, 1772 in Pennsylvania.... |
| Saint Aloysius | Fayette | Dunbar Dunbar, Pennsylvania Dunbar is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,219 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dunbar is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of it land.... |
| Saint Ambrose | Westmoreland | Avonmore Avonmore, Pennsylvania Avonmore is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 820 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Avonmore is located at .... |
| Saint Anne | Westmoreland | Rostraver Township |
| Saint Barbara | Westmoreland | Harrison City Harrison City, Pennsylvania Harrison City is a census-designated place in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 155 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harrison City is located at .... |
| Saint Bartholomew | Westmoreland | Crabtree Crabtree, Pennsylvania Crabtree is a census-designated place in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 320 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Crabtree is located at .... |
| Saint Benedict | Westmoreland | Marqurite |
| Saint Bernard of Clarivaux | Indiana | Indiana Indiana, Pennsylvania Indiana is a borough in and the county seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,895 at the 2000 census.The borough and the region as a whole promotes itself as the "Christmas Tree Capital of the World" because the national Christmas Tree Grower's Association was... |
| Saint Boniface | Westmoreland | Chestnut Ridge |
| Saint Bruno | Westmoreland | Greensburg |
| Saint Cecilia | Fayette | Grindstone Grindstone-Rowes Run, Pennsylvania Grindstone-Rowes Run is a census-designated place in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,141 at the 2000 census... |
| Saint Cecilia | Westmoreland | Whitney |
| Saint Edward | Westmoreland | Herminie Herminie, Pennsylvania Herminie is a census-designated place in Sewickley Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 856 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
| Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton | Westmoreland | North Huntingdon Township North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania North Huntingdon Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 30,609 at the 2010 census.-History:Named after England’s Earl of Huntingdon, Huntingdon Township was founded on April 6, 1772 in Pennsylvania.... |
| Saint Florian | Westmoreland | United United, Pennsylvania United, Pennsylvania is located in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It is a community located near Norvelt, Pennsylvania.-History:... |
| Saint Gertrude St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church is a historic church at 311 Franklin Avenue in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania.It was built in 1911 and added to the National Register in 1983.-References:... |
Westmoreland | Vandergrift Vandergrift, Pennsylvania Mosher shows how Vandergrift was representative of the new industrial suburbs of Pittsburgh. Caught up in a dramatic round of industrial restructuring and labor tension, Pittsburgh steelmaker George McMurtry hired Frederick Law Olmsted's landscape architectural firm in 1895 to design Vandergrift... |
| Saint Hedwig | Fayette | Smock Menallen Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Menallen Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area. The population was 4,644 at the 2000 census... |
| Saint Hubert | Fayette | Point Marion Point Marion, Pennsylvania Point Marion is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,333 at the 2000 census. It is served by the Albert Gallatin Area School District.Point Marion is located at the confluence of the Monongahela and Cheat Rivers... |
| Saint James | Westmoreland | New Alexandria New Alexandria, Pennsylvania New Alexandria is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 595 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Alexandria is located at .... |
| Saint James the Greater | Armstrong | Apollo Apollo, Pennsylvania Apollo is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States, 35 miles northeast of Pittsburgh in a former coal-mining region. Apollo was settled in 1790, laid out in 1816, and incorporated as a borough in 1848. The town was originally known as 'Warren', but was later renamed to avoid... |
| Saint Joan of Arc | Fayette | Farmington Farmington, Pennsylvania Farmington is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States along the National Road. It is situated about 50 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, and is the closest settlement to Fort Necessity... |
| Saint John the Baptist, de la salle | Westmoreland | Delmont Delmont, Pennsylvania Delmont is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,497 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Delmont is located at .... |
| Saint John the Baptist | Fayette | Perryopolis Perryopolis, Pennsylvania Perryopolis is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,764 at the 2000 census.-History:George Washington purchased here when land first became available. He visited in 1770 and said, "as fine a land as I have ever seen, a great deal of rich meadow; it is well... |
| Saint John the Baptist | Westmoreland | Scottdale Scottdale, Pennsylvania Scottdale is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh. Scottdale is the home of the Southmoreland Scotties. Early in the 20th century, Scottdale was the center of the Frick coke interests... |
| Saint John the Evangelist | Fayette | Connellsville |
| Saint John the Evangelist | Westmoreland | Latrobe |
| Saint John the Evangelist | Fayette | Uniontown Uniontown, Pennsylvania Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. Population in 1900, 7,344; in 1910, 13,344; in 1920, 15,692; and in 1940, 21,819. The population was 10,372 at the 2010 census... |
| Saint Joseph | Westmoreland | Derry Derry, Pennsylvania Derry is a borough in Westmoreland County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, east of Pittsburgh. The Borough of Derry, consisting of the town area, should not be confused with Derry Township, which is a separate municipality surrounding the borough. In 1900, the population numbered 2,347, and in... |
| Saint Joseph | Fayette | Everson Everson, Pennsylvania Everson is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 842 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated in 1903.-Geography:Everson is located at .... |
| Saint Larwence | Armstrong | Cadogan |
| Saint Margret Mary | Westmoreland | Lower Burrell |
| Saint Martin | Westmoreland | New Derry Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Derry Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It surrounds the Borough of Derry, which is a separate municipality... |
| Saint Mary (Nativity) | Fayette | Uniontown |
| Saint of Mary Czestocowa | Westmoreland | New Kensington |
| Saint Mary | Westmoreland | Export Export, Pennsylvania Export is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, surrounded entirely by the Municipality of Murrysville. The population was 895 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Export is located at .... |
| Saint Mary | Westmoreland | Freeport Freeport, Pennsylvania Freeport is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States; it is situated along the Allegheny River in the southwest corner of the county. The population was 1,962 at the 2000 Census. Freeport received its name from David Todd, who declared it to be a free-port where no man would be... |
| Saint Mary | Armstrong | Yatesboro Yatesboro, Pennsylvania Yatesboro is an unincorporated village located in Cowanshannock Township, Pennsylvania.... |
| Saint Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe | Armstrong | Kittanning Kittanning, Pennsylvania Kittanning is a borough and the county seat of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is situated northeast of Pittsburgh, along the east bank of the Allegheny River. The name means "at the great stream" in the Delaware language... |
| Saint Matthew | Indiana | Saltsburg Saltsburg, Pennsylvania Saltsburg is a borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 955 at the 2000 census. The town was based on the construction of salt wells and the canals and railroad tracks that passed through it.-Geography:... |
| Saint Patrick | Armstrong | Brady's Bend Brady's Bend, Pennsylvania Brady's Bend, also known as Bradys Bend, is named for Captain Samuel Brady , famed frontier scout and the subject of many legends. The photo is a composite of three shots taken about 1,400 ft. above sea level... |
| Saint Paul | Westmoreland | Greensburg |
| Saint Peter St. Peter's Church (Brownsville, Pennsylvania) St. Peter's Church is a historic Catholic church in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in the Diocese of Greensburg. The first Catholic parish in Fayette County, it is the oldest continuously operating parish in Western Pennsylvania. It is also believed to have been the spot on which the first religious... |
Fayette | Brownsville Brownsville, Pennsylvania Brownsville is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, officially founded in 1785 located 35 miles south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River... |
| Saint Pius X | Westmoreland | Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania Mount Pleasant is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It stands 45 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Population in 1900, 4,745 people; in 1910, 5,812 people; and in 1940, 5,824 people... |
| Saint Procpius | Fayette | New Salem New Salem, Pennsylvania New Salem, also known as York New Salem, is a borough located in York County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the borough had a total population of 724.- Geography :New Salem is located at 39°54'9" North, 76°47'35" West .... |
| Saint Raymond of the Mountains | Westmoreland | Donegal Donegal, Pennsylvania Donegal is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a distinct municipality from the adjacent Donegal Township. The population was 165 at the 2000 census... |
| Saint Regis | Westmoreland | Trafford Trafford, Pennsylvania Trafford is a borough in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located near Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania, the borough lies primarily in Westmoreland County; only a small portion extends into Allegheny County... |
| Saint Rita | Fayette | Connellsville |
| Saint Rose | Westmoreland | Latrobe |
| Saint Sebastian | Westmoreland | Belle Vernon North Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania North Belle Vernon is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,107 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Belle Vernon is located at .... |
| Saint Sylvester | Westmoreland | Slickville Slickville, Pennsylvania Slickville is a census-designated place in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 372 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Slickville is located at .... |
| Saint Terese, Little Flower of Jesus | Fayette | Uniontown |
| Saint Thomas More University (Parish) | Indiana | Indiana |
| Saint Thomas | Fayette | Footedale |
| Saint Vincent Basilica | Westmoreland | Latrobe |
| The Epiphany of Our Lord | Westmoreland | Monessen Monessen, Pennsylvania Monessen is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,669 at the 2000 census. In 1940, 20,257 people lived there. In 1990 the population was 13,026. Steel-making was a prominent industry in Monessen, which was a Rust Belt borough in the "Mon Valley" of... |
| Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Westmoreland | Mount Pleasant |
Schools
There are 19 educational facilities spread throughout the geographical terrain of the diocesan limits. There are 2 high schools, 14 diocesan elementary schools and 3 non-diocean Catholic schoolsHigh schools
- Geibel Catholic High SchoolGeibel Catholic High SchoolGeibel Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg.-History:...
is located in Connellsville Township in northern Fayette CountyFayette County, PennsylvaniaFayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the2010 census, the population was 136,606. The county is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area....
and serves the southern half of the diocesan territory. A Middle School concept was added at the beginning of the 2007-08 School Term, bringing the grade levels served at this facility 7-12. - Greensburg Central Catholic High School is located in Hempfield TownshipHempfield Township, Westmoreland County, PennsylvaniaHempfield Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 43,241 at the 2010 census, making it the largest suburb in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area by population.- Geography :...
in central Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County, Pennsylvania-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile...
and serves the central and northern sections of the diocean territory. This school only serves grades 9-12.
Diocesan elementary schools
| School Name | County | Nearest Town |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints* | Fayette Fayette County, Pennsylvania Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the2010 census, the population was 136,606. The county is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Masontown Masontown, Pennsylvania Masontown is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 3,611 at the 2000 census. The town is served by the Albert Gallatin Area School District... |
| Aquanius Academy | Westmoreland Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile... |
Greensburg Greensburg, Pennsylvania Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War... |
| Christ, the Divine Teacher | Westmoreland | Latrobe Latrobe, Pennsylvania Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States, approximately southeast of Pittsburgh.The city population was 7,634 as of the 2000 census . It is located near the Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut Ridge. Latrobe was incorporated as a borough in 1854, and as a city in 1999... |
| Conn-Area Catholic* | Fayette | Connellsville Connellsville, Pennsylvania Connellsville is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, 57 miles southeast of Pittsburgh on the Youghiogheny River, a tributary of the Monongahela River. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. In 1890, 5,629 people lived in Connellsville, which was a borough at that time... |
| Divine Redeemer | Armstrong Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,941. It is located northeast of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Armstrong County was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003.The county seat is Kittanning... |
Ford City Ford City, Pennsylvania Ford City is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States, northeast of Pittsburgh along the east bank of the Allegheny River and 4 miles south of Kittanning, the county seat.... |
| Holy Trinity | Westmoreland | Ligonier Ligonier, Pennsylvania Ligonier is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2000 census. Ligonier was settled in the 1760s. The borough is well known for nearby Idlewild Park, one of the oldest amusement parks in the country, and nearby Seven Springs Mountain Resort... |
| Mary, Queen of Apostles | Westmoreland | New Kensington New Kensington, Pennsylvania New Kensington is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania situated along the Allegheny River northeast of Pittsburgh. The population was 14,701 at the 2000 Census. The mayor of New Kensington is Tom Guzzo , elected in 2009. He succeeded Mayor Frank E. Link , elected in 2001.-History:New... |
| Mother of Sorrows | Westmoreland | Murrysville |
| Queen of Angels | Westmoreland | North Huntingdon Township North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania North Huntingdon Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 30,609 at the 2010 census.-History:Named after England’s Earl of Huntingdon, Huntingdon Township was founded on April 6, 1772 in Pennsylvania.... |
| Saint Bernard | Indiana Indiana County, Pennsylvania -Government and politics:As of November 2008, there are 58,077 registered voters in Indiana County .* Democratic: 26,653 * Republican: 24,159 * Other Parties: 7,265 -County commissioners:*Rodney Ruddock, Chairman, Republican... |
Indiana Indiana, Pennsylvania Indiana is a borough in and the county seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,895 at the 2000 census.The borough and the region as a whole promotes itself as the "Christmas Tree Capital of the World" because the national Christmas Tree Grower's Association was... |
| Saint John the Evangelist | Westmoreland | Scottdale Scottdale, Pennsylvania Scottdale is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh. Scottdale is the home of the Southmoreland Scotties. Early in the 20th century, Scottdale was the center of the Frick coke interests... |
| Saint John the Evangelist Regional* | Fayette | Uniontown Uniontown, Pennsylvania Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. Population in 1900, 7,344; in 1910, 13,344; in 1920, 15,692; and in 1940, 21,819. The population was 10,372 at the 2010 census... |
| Saint Sebastian | Westmoreland | Belle Vernon North Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania North Belle Vernon is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,107 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Belle Vernon is located at .... |
| The Cardinal Maida Academy | Westmoreland | Vandergrift Vandergrift, Pennsylvania Mosher shows how Vandergrift was representative of the new industrial suburbs of Pittsburgh. Caught up in a dramatic round of industrial restructuring and labor tension, Pittsburgh steelmaker George McMurtry hired Frederick Law Olmsted's landscape architectural firm in 1895 to design Vandergrift... |
Geibel Catholic High School
Geibel Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg.-History:...
, if they wish.
All Saints Regional Catholic School
All Saints Regional Catholic School is a regional catholic diocesan school in Masontown, PennsylvaniaMasontown, Pennsylvania
Masontown is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 3,611 at the 2000 census. The town is served by the Albert Gallatin Area School District...
. The School is one of 14 regional elementary schools in the Diocese of Greensburg. Classes at All Saints are available from Pre-School to Grade 6. Students from both western Fayette
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the2010 census, the population was 136,606. The county is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area....
and eastern Greene
Greene County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 40,672 people, 15,060 households, and 10,587 families residing in the county. The population density was 71 people per square mile . There were 16,678 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...
counties attend school here.
School History
All Saints was formed in 1911 and opened shortly after. Until 1970, the school was staffed by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of MarySisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary are a Catholic teaching order for women...
. At that point, the Vincentian Sisters of Charity staffed the school until 1998. Kindergarten has changed as well as over the years as it began in 1975 as a half-day program until 1989, when it was moved to a full-day program. After-School programs were added in 1997. Pre-School came to All Saints in 1999. In 2007 Four-Year Olds attended school all day, three days a week.
Specialty Education
All Saints provides specialty education in the following subjects:- Computer Technology Education
- Elementary Spanish Language Education
- Music EducationMusic educationMusic education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain , the cognitive domain , and, in particular and significant ways,the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity...
- Physical EducationPhysical educationPhysical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
Other Services
- Food Services - Provided by Albert Gallatin Area School DistrictAlbert Gallatin Area School DistrictThe Albert Gallatin Area School District is a school district located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It is named after Albert Gallatin former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, planner of the Lewis and Clark expedition, engineer of the financial details of the Louisiana Purchase, and founder of New...
- by agreement - Health Services
Non-diocesan facilities
There are three non-diocesan facilities under the Educational Office.- Clelian Heights School for Exceptional Children is located near GreensburgGreensburg, PennsylvaniaGreensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War...
and is a school/residential complex for children ages 5–21 with intellectual/developmental disabilities. The Clelian Center is also on campus and provides adult services to the developemntally disabled. The school is a ministry of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of JesusApostles of the Sacred Heart of JesusThe Catholic Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus were founded in Viareggio, Italy in 1894 by Clelia Merloni. The congregation has grown to over 1,500 sisters on five continents.-External links:**...
. - Elizabeth Seton Montessori School is located near GreensburgGreensburg, PennsylvaniaGreensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War...
and offers Montessori-PhilosophyMontessori methodMontessori education is an educational approach developed by Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori. Montessori education is practiced in an estimated 20,000 schools worldwide, serving children from birth to eighteen years old.-Overview:...
Education that is auspiced by the Sisters of Charity of Seton HillSisters of Charity of Seton HillThe Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill were founded by Sister Aloysia Lowe. She was accompanied by Sisters Blanche O'Keefe, Maria Theresa O'Donnell and Maria Kavanaugh and two novices.-See also:...
. - Verna Montessori School is located near Mount PleasantMount Pleasant, PennsylvaniaMount Pleasant is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It stands 45 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Population in 1900, 4,745 people; in 1910, 5,812 people; and in 1940, 5,824 people...
and offers Montessori-PhilosophyMontessori methodMontessori education is an educational approach developed by Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori. Montessori education is practiced in an estimated 20,000 schools worldwide, serving children from birth to eighteen years old.-Overview:...
Education that is auspiced by the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate ConceptionSisters of Charity of the Immaculate ConceptionThe Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception are located in Canada and Peru.-External links:* *...