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3250 California Ave., Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh St. Francis Xavier Parish (1894–1993), Risen Lord Parish (1993–2019), Most Precious Blood of Jesus Parish (personal parish) (2019–). Sacred Heart (Shadyside) 310 Shady Ave., Shadyside, Pittsburgh Part of St. Jude Parish. [26] Sacred Heart (Emsworth) 154 Orchard Ave., Emsworth
The Historic Church of St. Peter is a Roman Catholic church in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in the Diocese of Greensburg. The Historic Church of St. Peter also has a partner parish in Grindstone, Pennsylvania named St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church, which was built in 1931.
The Diocese of Pittsburgh (Latin: Diœcesis Pittsburgensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in Western Pennsylvania in the United States. It was established on August 11, 1843. The diocese is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
At first, the residents attended St. Stanislaus parish in the Strip District, but by 1895, the population of Polish Hill grew to the point that a committee of local citizens petitioned the bishop for their own parish. [6] Permission was granted and the cornerstone of a combined church, school, and convent was laid in October 1896. [6]
The availability of unskilled mill jobs in Pittsburgh in the late 19th century attracted a flood of immigrants from Eastern Europe. By 1915, more than 80% of Strip District residents were foreign-born, and 30% were Polish. St. Stanislaus Kostka Church was constructed in 1891, designed by Pittsburgh architect Frederick C. Sauer (1860–1942).
St. Nicholas Croatian Church is a Roman Catholic church in Millvale, Pennsylvania, US within the Diocese of Pittsburgh. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . It is noted for its murals by Maxo Vanka , [ 3 ] painted in 1937 and 1941, such as Immigrant Mother Raises Her Sons for American Industry [ 4 ] and The Capitalist .
From 1994 to 2019, the church was part of Holy Wisdom Parish, a 1994 union between St. Ambrose Parish in Spring Hill and St. Boniface. [4] It was also home to St. John XXIII Personal Quasi-Parish, which is dedicated exclusively to the Traditional Latin Mass ( Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite ). .
St. James Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in the West End neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded as a parish of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1853, the current Brick Gothic church was built in 1884, and served as a parish church for 120 years until its closure in 2004.