On March 10, 1951, Pope Pius XII created the Diocese of Greensburg. If a parish is the spiritual house of a Catholic, a diocese is a kind of religious municipality. It is the governmental unit of the Catholic Church — larger than a city, smaller than a state. Greensburg is
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Diocese of Greensburg parishes have events taking place throughout the Lenten season and a schedule of those events is available at www.theaccentonline.org and www.dioceseofgreensburg.org.
Listings for fish fries, Stations of the Cross and Sacrament of Reconciliation opportunities can found on those websites.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, measures are in place in an effort to prioritize the health and safety of all parishioners.
Adjustments have been made to the traditional Friday social gatherings for the fish fries. They are takeout or drive-thru, reducing the potential contact of those who come to the parishes to purchase their fish.
Greensburg’s new bishop is first native son to head the Pa. diocese
Bishop Larry J. Kulick celebrates Mass at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg, Pa., during his episcopal ordination and installation Feb. 11, 2021, as the sixth bishop of the Greensburg Diocese. Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Perez, principal consecrator, is shown second from left. (CNS photo/Mary Seamans, courtesy Diocese of Greensburg)
By Catholic News Service • Posted February 19, 2021
GREENSBURG, Pa. (CNS) Greensburg’s new bishop said he is “humbled and honored” to serve as the diocese’s sixth bishop and does not take “this responsibility lightly.”
Bishop Larry J. Kulick said he also knows full well that “to accomplish this, I need God’s grace and your assistance.”
Feb 18, 2021 contributor
Bishop Larry J. Kulick celebrates Mass at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg, Pa., during his episcopal ordination and installation Feb. 11, 2021, as the sixth bishop of the Greensburg Diocese. (Credit: CNS photo/Mary Seamans, courtesy Diocese of Greensburg.)
Greensburg s new bishop, Bishop Larry J. Kulick, said he is humbled and honored to serve as the diocese s sixth bishop and does not take this responsibility lightly.
GREENSBURG, Pa. Greensburg’s new bishop said he is “humbled and honored” to serve as the diocese’s sixth bishop and does not take “this responsibility lightly.”
Bishop Larry J. Kulick said he also knows full well that “to accomplish this, I need God’s grace and your assistance.”