Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese Details Huge Consolidation Plan

PITTSBURGH, PA - The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has detailed a sweeping consolidation plan that will create 57 parish clusters out of the current 188 parishes in the diocese. The clusters will be merged into new parishes between 2020 and 2023.

Bishop David Zubik also announced the maximum number of masses per parish grouping, and priest and deacon assignments in parishes, institutions, special ministries and diocesan administration. The changes go into effect Oct. 15.

“For the past three years, we have labored to discover how best to position our parishes for the future. We have been called to respond to the reality that populations in our region have shifted, that many Catholics have drifted away from Mass, and that we will have fewer priests,” Zubik said in a statement. “These realities are opportunities for us to think about and create new ways to share and mobilize our resources to draw people deeper into the faith and serve those in need.”

The new groupings will impact 632,138 Catholics in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence and Washington counties.

The new clusters:
VICARIATE ONE

• BELLEVUE/EMSWORTH/FRANKLIN PARK

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Bellevue), St. John Neumann (Franklin Park), Sacred Heart Emsworth).

• ETNA/GLENSHAW/MILLVALE

All Saints (Etna), St. Bonaventure (Glenshaw), Holy Spirit (Millvale), St. Nicholas (Millvale/North Side.)

• ALLISON PARK/GLENSHAW

St. Mary of the Assumption (Glenshaw), St. Ursula (Allison Park).

• OBSERVATORY HILL/PERRSVILLE/ROSS/WEST VIEW

St. Athanasius (West View), Incarnation of the Lord (Observatory Hill/Perry North), St. Sebastian (Ross), St.
Teresa of Avila (Perrysville).

• NORTH SIDE

St. Aloysius (Reserve), St. Cyril of Alexandria (Brighton Heights), Holy Wisdom (North Side/Spring Hill), Most Holy Name of Jesus (Troy Hill), St. Peter (North Side), Risen Lord (Marshall/Shadeland).

• NORTH SIDE

St. John XXIII Personal Quasi Parish (North Side)

• MT. WASHINGTON/SOUTH SIDE

St. Mary of the Mount (Mt. Washington), Prince of Peace (South Side).

• BRENTWOOD/HAYS/SOUTH PITTSBURGH

Holy Angels (Hays), Holy Apostles (South Pittsburgh), St. Sylvester (Brentwood).

• BEECHVIEW/BROOKLINE

St. Catherine of Siena (Beechview), Our Lady of Loreto (Brookline), St. Pamphilus (Beechview), St. Pius X (Brookline), Resurrection (Brookline).

• GREENFIELD/HAZELWOOD/OAKLAND

St. Paul Cathedral (Oakland), St. Regis (Oakland), St. Rosalia (Greenfield), St. Stephen (Hazelwood).

• CITY CENTER/STRIP DISTRICT

St. Benedict the Moor (Hill District), Epiphany (Uptown), St. Mary of Mercy (The Point/Gateway Center), St. Patrick St. Stanislaus Kostka (Strip District).

• EAST END/POINT BREEZE/WILKINSBURG

St. Bede (Point Breeze), St. Charles Lwanga (East End), St. James (Wilkinsburg).

• MORNINGSIDE/SHADYSIDE/STANTON HEIGHTS

St. Raphael (Morningside/Stanton Heights/Upper Lawrenceville), Sacred Heart (Shadyside).

• BLOOMFIELD/GARFIELD/LAWRENCEVILLE/POLISH HILL

Immaculate Heart of Mary (Polish Hill), St. Maria Goretti (Bloomfield/Friendship/Garfield), Our Lady of the

VICARIATE TWO

• CARNEGIE/GREEN TREE/SCOTT

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Carnegie), St. Margaret of Scotland (Green Tree), Sts. Simon and Jude (Scott).

• MT. LEBANON/SCOTT

St. Bernard (Mt. Lebanon), Our Lady of Grace (Scott).

• McKEESPORT/VERSAILLES/WHITE OAK

St. Angela Merici (White Oak), Corpus Christi (McKeesport), St. Patrick (McKeesport/Versailles), St. Robert Bellarmine (East McKeesport).

• CHURCHILL/TURTLE CREEK/WILMERDING

St. Colman (Turtle Creek), St. John Fisher (Churchill), St. Jude the Apostle (Wilmerding).

• BRADDOCK/FOREST HILLS/SWISSVALE

Good Shepherd (Braddock/Braddock Hills/East Pittsburgh), Madonna del Castello (Swissvale), St. Maurice (Forest Hills), Word of God (Rankin/Swissvale).

• CASTLE SHANNON/MT. LEBANON

St. Anne (Castle Shannon), St. Winifred (Mt. Lebanon).

• BETHEL PARK/SOUTH PARK/WHITEHALL

St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin (Whitehall), St. Germaine (Bethel Park), Nativity (South Park), St. Valentine (Bethel Park)

• FINLEYVILLE/JEFFERSON HILLS/PETERS

St. Benedict the Abbot (Peters), St. Francis of Assisi (Finleyville), St. Isaac Jogues (Jefferson Hills).

• SOUTH PARK/UPPER ST. CLAIR

St. Joan of Arc (South Park), St. Louise de Marillac (Upper St. Clair).

• BETHEL PARK/UPPER ST. CLAIR

St. John Capistran (Upper St. Clair), St. Thomas More (Bethel Park).

• BRIDGEVILLE/CECIL

St. Barbara (Bridgeville), Holy Child (Bridgeville), St. Mary (Cecil)

• CLAIRTON/JEFFERSON HILLS/PLEASANT HILLS/WEST MIFFLIN

St. Clare of Assisi (Clairton), St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Pleasant Hills), Holy Spirit (West Mifflin), St. Thomas
à Becket (Jefferson Hills).

• DUQUESNE/WEST MIFFLIN

St. Agnes (West Mifflin), Christ the Light of the World (Duquesne), Holy Trinity (West Mifflin), St. Joseph (Duquesne).

• HOMESTEAD/MUNHALL/WEST MIFFLIN/WHITAKER

St. Maximilian Kolbe (Homestead/Munhall), Resurrection (West Mifflin), St. Rita (Munhall ardens/Whitaker), St. Therese of Lisieux (Munhall).

VICARIATE THREE

CHARLEROI/DONORA/MONONGAHELA
St. Damien of Molokai (Monongahela), Mary, Mother of the Church (Charleroi), Our Lady of the Valley (Donora).

• CORAOPOLIS/CRESCENT/MOON

St. Catherine of Siena (Crescent), St. Joseph (Coraopolis), St. Margaret Mary (Moon).

• ALEPPO/SEWICKLEY

St. James (Sewickley), St. Mary (Aleppo).

• AVELLA/BURGETTSTOWN/FORT CHERRY AREA/WEST ALLEGHENY AREA

St. Alphonsus (McDonald), St. Ann (Bulger), St. Columbkille (Imperial), St. Michael (Avella), Our
Lady of Lourdes (Burgettstown), St. Patrick (North Fayette/Oakdale).

• KENNEDY/MCKEES ROCKS/ROBINSON

Holy Trinity (Robinson), St. John of God (McKees Rocks), St. Malachy (Kennedy).

• CRAFTON

St. Philip (Crafton)

• AMBRIDGE/BADEN/CONWAY/FRANKLIN PARK

Good Samaritan (Ambridge), St. John the Baptist (Baden), Sts. John and Paul (Franklin Park/Marshall), Our Lady of Peace (Conway).

• BEAVER/FREEDOM/NEW BRIGHTON/ROCHESTER

St. Cecilia (Rochester), St. Felix (Freedom), Holy Family (New Brighton), Sts. Peter and Paul (Beaver).

• BEAVER FALLS/CHIPPEWA/DARLINGTON/MIDLAND

St. Blaise (Midland), St. Monica (Beaver Falls/Chippewa/Darlington).

• ALIQUIPPA/CENTER/HOPEWELL/MONACA

St. Frances Cabrini (Center), St. John the Baptist (Monaca), Our Lady of Fatima (Hopewell), St. Titus (Aliquippa).

• WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY

St. Hilary (Washington), Immaculate Conception (Washington).

• GREENE COUNTY

St. Ann (Waynesburg), St. Hugh (Carmichaels), St. Ignatius of Antioch (Bobtown), Our Lady of Consolation (Nemacolin), St. Thomas (Clarksville).

• CANONSBURG/MEADOW LANDS/MUSE

Holy Rosary (Muse), Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Meadow Lands), St. Patrick (Canonsburg).

VICARIATE FOUR

• CARBON CENTER/CHICORA/NORTH OAKLAND

St. Joseph (North Oakland), Mater Dolorosa (Chicora), St. Wendelin (Carbon Center).

• CABOT/COYLESVILLE/HERMAN

St. John (Coylesville), St. Joseph (Cabot), St. Mary of the Assumption (Herman)

• NEW CASTLE AREA

St. Camillus (Neshannock), Christ the King (Bessemer/Hillsville), St. James the Apostle (Pulaski), St.
Joseph the Worker (New Castle), Mary, Mother of Hope (New Castle), St. Vincent de Paul (New Castle), St. Vitus (New Castle).

• NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTY

St. Alphonsus (Boyers/Murrinsville/West Sunbury), St. Christopher (Prospect), St. Peter (Slippery Rock).

• BUTLER/CENTER/LYNDORA/MERIDIAN

St. Andrew (Center), St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen (Lyndora/Meridian), St. Michael the Archangel (Butler), St. Paul (Butler), St. Peter (Butler).

• CRANBERRY/ELLWOOD CITY/ZELIENOPLE

St. Ferdinand (Cranberry), St. Gregory (Zelienople), Holy Redeemer (Ellwood City/Koppel/Wampum).

• WEXFORD

St. Alexis (Wexford), St. Alphonsus (Wexford.)

• HAMPTON/RICHLAND

St. Catherine of Sweden (Hampton), St. Richard (Richland).

• ADAMS/CRANBERRY/GLADE MILLS

Holy Sepulcher (Glade Mills), St. Kilian (Adams/Cranberry)

• UPPER ALLEGHENY VALLEY

St. Alphonsus (Springdale), Holy Family (Creighton), Holy Martyrs (Tarentum), St. Joseph (Natrona), Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament (Natrona Heights), Our Lady of Victory (Harwick).

• BAIRDFORD/RUSSELLTON

Transfiguration (Russellton), St. Victor (Bairdford).

• LOWER ALLEGHENY VALLEY

St. Joseph (O’Hara), St. Juan Diego (Sharpsburg), St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Blawnox/Harmar), St. Scholastica (Aspinwall).

• MONROEVILLE/PENN HILLS

St. Bartholomew (Penn Hills), St. Bernadette (Monroeville), St. Gerard Majella (Penn Hills), North American Martyrs (Monroeville/Pitcairn), St. Susanna (Penn Hills).

• OAKMONT/PLUM/VERONA

St. Irenaeus (Oakmont), St. Januarius (Plum), St. John the Baptist (Plum), St. Joseph (Verona), Our Lady of Joy (Holiday Park).

St. Paul Cathedral file photo via Shutterstock.