Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announces plan to merge dozens of parishes

PITTSBURGH — The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Saturday the merging of dozens of parishes.

Twenty-six parishes will be part of the mergers when they take place Jan. 6, 2020. In total, eight new parishes are being created.

“For more than a year, you have journeyed together on a road that is intended to unite you on the mission to bring the Good News of Jesus to your neighbors and to strengthen all of you in faith,” Bishop David Zubik wrote in a letter to be read or distributed in those parishes at this weekend’s Masses.

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The eight new parishes are:

• Archangel Gabriel (Kennedy/McKees Rocks/Robinson), which brings together the parishes of Holy Trinity (Robinson), Saint John of God (McKees Rocks) and Saint Malachy (Kennedy).
• Christ the Divine Shepherd (Monroeville/Penn Hills), which brings together the parishes of Saint Bartholomew (Penn Hills), Saint Bernadette (Monroeville), Saint Gerard Majella (Penn Hills), North American Martyrs (Monroeville) and Saint Susanna (Penn Hills).
• Corpus Christi (Bridgeville/Cecil), which brings together the parishes of Saint Barbara (Bridgeville), Holy Child (Bridgeville) and Saint Mary (Cecil).
• Divine Mercy (City Center/Hill District), which brings together the parishes of Saint Benedict the Moor (Hill District), Epiphany (Uptown) and Saint Mary of Mercy (The Point/Gateway Center).
• Divine Redeemer (Aleppo/Sewickley), which brings together the parishes of Saint James (Sewickley) and Saint Mary (Aleppo).
• Mary, Mother of God (McKeesport/North Versailles/Versailles/White Oak), which brings together the parishes of Saint Angela Merici (White Oak), Corpus Christi (McKeesport), Saint Patrick (McKeesport, Versailles) and Saint Robert Bellarmine (East McKeesport).
• Saint Andrew the Apostle (Charleroi/Donora/Monongahela), which brings together the parishes of Saint Damien of Molokai (Monongahela), Mary, Mother of the Church (Charleroi) and Our Lady of the Valley (Donora).
• Saint Mary Magdalene (East End/Point Breeze/Wilkinsburg), which brings together the parishes of Saint Bede (Point Breeze), Saint Charles Lwanga (East End) and Saint James (Wilkinsburg).

The diocese says no buildings will close at this time and it’s still deciding which ones the new parishes will use.

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