Wodzinski, Dennis P

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60On March 10, 1951, the four easternmost counties that until then had comprised the Diocese of  Pittsburgh were detached to form the newly constituted Diocese of  Greensburg pursuant to the papal bull Ex Supremi Apostolatus. These counties – Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana, and Westmoreland – have witnessed the develop-ment of  the Catholic faith in Western Pennsylva-nia since colonial times. Reflecting the ebbs and flows of  immigration, population growth and decline, and the rise and fall of  farming as well as manufacturing and mining enterprises – Catholic churches were opened (many as canonical par-ishes and some as missions attached to larger churches) and 103 parishes and missions were later closed: 19 in Armstrong County, 34 in Fayette County (and one was transferred to an Eastern Rite eparchy), 20 in Indiana County, and 30 in Westmoreland County. To preserve that part of  Greensburg diocesan history, a complete list of  the closed churches has been compiled, which includes identifica-tion of  the current successor parishes. This exhaustive list will prove particularly valuable for those undertaking genealogical research (baptismal, marriage, and death records) or searching for parish historical roots.Former Churches of theDiocese of GreensburgDennis P. WodzinskiARMSTRONG COUNTYTown Parish Name Founded Closed Successor ParishBrady’s Bend St. Mary 1863 1886 St. Patrick, Brady’s BendBuffalo Creek(Worthington Station)St. Francis 1937 1971 St. Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, KittanningCowansville St. Francis 1954 1956Ford CityHoly Trinity(Slovak)1900-1901 2002Christ, Prince of Peace, Ford CitySt. Francis of Paola(Polish) 1900 2002St. Mary 1888 2002Johnetta St. Rose 1923 1997 St. Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, KittanningLeechburgAssumption(Hungarian) 1918 1999Christ the King, LeechburgSt. Catherine of Alexandria 1887 1999St. Martha(Slovak) 1911 1999Madison Township Rimer Mission1 1858 (or 1932)1941 St. Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, KittanningMargaret St. Ann 1943 1964 St. Mary, Mother of God, YatesboroNicholson’s Run Guardian Angels 1872 1994 St. Lawrence, CadoganNu Mine St. Gabriel 1927 1988 St. Mary, Mother of God, YatesboroParker’s Landing St. Mary, Our Lady of Snows 1869 2008St. Patrick, Brady’s BendQueenstown SS. Peter and Paul1847(or before)1866Schenley St. Mary 1940 1971 Christ the King, LeechburgSeminole SS. Cosmas and Damian2 19141996 St. Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, KittanningSugar Creek(Buffalo Creek) St. Patrick1801-1806 2008 St. Patrick, Brady’s Bend61FAYETTE COUNTYAllison St. Theresa 1953 1976 St. Peter, BrownsvilleBrier Hill St. Hedwig 1906 1977 St. John the Baptist, PerryopolisBrownsvilleSacred Heart(Hungarian) 1926 1968 Immaculate Conception, ConnellsvilleSt. Mary 1906 2005 St. Peter, BrownsvilleCardale St. Mary, Madonna of Czestochowa 1908 2013St. Francis of Assisi, Western Fayette CountyConnellsvilleHoly Trinity(Polish) 1903 2008 Immaculate Conception, ConnellsvilleOur Lady of Mount Carmel (Italian) 1901 1913 St. Rita, ConnellsvilleSt. Emory(Hungarian) 1903 1970 Immaculate Conception, ConnellsvilleDawson Sacred Heart 1898 2007Derry Mount Carmel Chapel 1822 1898 St. Martin, New DerryElliottsville Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1900 1962 St. Joan of Arc, FarmingtonFayette CityHoly Spirit 1964 2008St. Sebastian, Belle VernonSt. Edward 1902 1964St. Eusebius 1911 1964Footedale St. Thomas 1901 2013 St. Francis of Assisi, Western Fayette CountyGates Mine St. Mary 1906 1985Isabella St. Julian 1925 2008 St. Peter, BrownsvilleKeisterville St. Casimir 1906 2001 St. John the Baptist, PerryopolisLeckrone(McClellandtown)Our Lady of Perpetual Help 1902 2013St. Francis of Assisi, Western Fayette CountyLeisenring St. Vincent de Paul 1888 2008 St. Aloysius, DunbarLemont Furnace St. Cecilia 1883 2006 St. Mary (Nativity), UniontownMasontown All Saints 1908 2013 St. Francis of Assisi, Western Fayette CountyMaxwell St. James 1936 2008 St. Peter, BrownsvilleMcClellandtown St. Francis de Sales 1908 2008 St. Francis of Assisi, Western Fayette CountyNew Salem St. Procopius 1905 2013Newell Our Lady of Perpetual Help 1937 1996 St. Peter, BrownsvilleFormer Churches in the Diocese of GreensburgSource: Archives of Diocese of GreensburgFormer Churches (continued)62FAYETTE COUNTY (cont.)Palmer St. Albert 1922 2008St. Francis of Assisi, Western Fayette CountyRepublicHoly Rosary(Slovak) 1915 2013St. Callistus 1911 1915 St. Therese, Little Flower of Jesus, UniontownSagamore Sacred Heart 1912 2006 St. Mary, Mother of God, YatesboroShoaf St. Helen 1913 2007 SS. Cyril and Methodius, FairchanceSmock St. Hedwig 1906 2013 St. John the Baptist, PerryopolisUniontownHoly Cross (Italian) 1908 1915 St. Therese, Little Flower of Jesus, UniontownSt. George (Maronite)3 1921 Not closed St. George (Maronite), UniontownWest Leisenring St. Polycarp 1917 1997 St. Aloysius, DunbarINDIANA COUNTYAlverda Sacred Heart 1930 1995 Resurrection, Northern Indiana CountyArcadia SS. Peter and Paul 1906 1995Aultman St. Anthony 1918 1989 Good Shepherd, KentBlack Lick(Josephine) St. Bonaventure 1910 2002 Our Lady of the Assumption, CoralCameron’s Bottom St. Patrick 1832 1995 Resurrection, Northern Indiana CountyClymer St. Anthony 1913 1995Coral(Graceton) St. Francis 1910 2008 Our Lady of the Assumption, CoralDilltown Annunciation 1933 1974 Holy Family, SewardDixonville Sacred Heart 1910 1995Resurrection, Northern Indiana CountyErnest Assumption 1907 1995Glen Campbell St. Michael 1900 1995Heilwood St. John the Baptist 1909 1995Iselin Holy Cross 1908 1989 Good Shepherd, KentLucerne Mines St. Louis 1913 2008 Our Lady of the Assumption, CoralMcIntyre St. Gertrude 1917 1989 Good Shepherd, KentRossiter St. Francis 1904 1995Resurrection, Northern Indiana CountyStarford St. Elizabeth 1907 1995Strongtown(Strongstown) Seven Dolors 18711906-1920Waterman Seven Dolors 1918 1923 Our Lady of the Assumption, CoralWehrum St. Fidelis4 1912 1929 Hoy Family, SewardWESTMORELAND COUNTYArnold All Saints 1926 2008 St. Joseph, New KensingtonBolivar St. Mary 1872 2008 Holy Family, SewardBovard St. Bede 1915 2008 Blessed Sacrament, GreensburgBraeburn(Lower Burrell) St. John Bosco 1937 1999 St. Margaret Mary, Lower BurrellCalumet(Mammoth) St. Stanislaus 1890 2008 St. Florian, UnitedChestnut Ridge(Latrobe) St. Boniface 1970 2013St. Raymond of the Mountains, Donegal63WESTMORELAND COUNTY (cont.)East VandergriftAll Saints(Polish) 1922 1985Our Lady, Queen of Peace, East VandergriftHoly Trinity 1916 1985St. Casimir(Lithuanian) 1922 1985Forbes Road St. Mary 1909 2008 St. Bartholomew, CrabtreeGreensburg St. Anthony 1917 1955 St. Paul, GreensburgHunker St. Gilbert 1926 2002 Holy Cross, YoungwoodHyde Park St. Francis 1954 1999 Christ the King, LeechburgMadison Our Lady of Victory 1893 1934 St. Edward, HerminieMonessenMost Holy Name of Jesus (Slovak)1901-1904 1991The Epiphany of Our Lord, MonessenSt. Anthony 1952 1991St. Cajetan(Italian) 1920 1991St. Hyacinth(Polish) 1909 1991St. Leonard 1900 1991Mount PleasantSt. Bernardine(Italian) 1906 1972St. Pius X, Mount PleasantSt. Joseph 1886 1972Transfiguration(Polish) 1890 2003New Florence St. Mary 1854 2008 Holy Family, SewardNew Kensington St. Elizabeth (Hungarian) 1937 1959 Christ the King, LeechburgPenn St. Boniface 1863 2008 Sacred Heart, JeannetteSmithton St. Timothy 1867 2008 St. Anne, RostraverSutersville St. Charles Borromeo 1865 2008 Holy Family, West NewtonTrauger Forty Martyrs 1916 2008 St. Florian, UnitedWebster Holy Cross 1952 2000 St. Anne, RostraverWilpen St. Ann 1913 2008 Holy Trinity, LigonierFormer Churches (continued)Endnotes: 1  Records of the Rimer Mission prior to 1937 are located at St. Mary of Mercy Parish in Pittsburgh.2  SS. Cosmas and Damian was attended by priests from St. Charles Par-ish in the neighboring Diocese of Erie, which may hold some records.3  St. George (Maronite) is now part of the Maronite Eparchy (diocese) of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (established 1966) and the parish houses its own records.4  The present location of this church’s records has not been confirmed.

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