Diocese of Greensburg

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Bishop(s) Lawrence Eugene Brandt, Bishop Anthony Gerard Bosco, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 10 March 1951 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Philadelphia Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Pennsylvania Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 8,632 (3,334 Square Miles) Conference Region: III (NJ, PA) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: GBG Official Web Site: http://www.catholicgbg.org/ Mailing Address: 723 E. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg, PA 15601-2697 Telephone: (724)837-0901 Fax: 837-0857

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Hugh Louis Lamb † (28 May 1951 Appointed - 8 Dec 1959 Died)
• William Graham Connare † (23 Feb 1960 Appointed - 20 Jan 1987 Retired)
• Anthony Gerard Bosco (2 Apr 1987 Appointed - 2 Jan 2004 Retired)
• Lawrence Eugene Brandt (2 Jan 2004 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
10 March 1951	Erected	Diocese of Pittsburgh	Diocese of Greensburg (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1966	216,037	690,742	31.3%	167	124	291	742		158	718	121	ap1967
1970	226,018	682,776	33.1%	61	188	249	907		220	646	120	ap1971
1976	229,045	698,721	32.8%	184	97	281	815	1	137	494	117	ap1977
1980	229,105	756,173	30.3%	186	107	293	781	1	146	465	118	ap1981
1990	212,817	700,800	30.4%	162	112	274	776		136	375	115	ap1991
1999	187,166	679,421	27.5%	155	82	237	789		41	286	107	ap2000
2000	185,000	679,421	27.2%	130	80	210	880		135	285	105	ap2001
2001	188,710	680,152	27.7%	129	77	206	916		123	409	105	ap2002
2002	188,301	680,152	27.7%	129	83	212	888		125	285	105	ap2003
2003	183,034	681,720	26.8%	126	79	205	892		132	295	103	ap2004
2004	181,167	679,990	26.6%	122	79	201	901		123	325	102	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Anthony Gerard Bosco (Bishop: 2 Apr 1987 to 2 Jan 2004)
• Lawrence Eugene Brandt (Bishop: 2 Jan 2004 - )
• William Graham Connare † (Bishop: 23 Feb 1960 to 20 Jan 1987)
• Giuseppe De Andrea (Priest: 21 Jun 1953 to 28 Jun 2001)
• Norbert Felix Gaughan † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Apr 1975 to 24 Jul 1984)
• Hugh Louis Lamb † (Bishop: 28 May 1951 to 8 Dec 1959)