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St. Augustine parish was founded in 1863 by German American residents of Lawrenceville, who had been operating a small school there for a few years. The first church was built in 1862–3 at the corner of 37th and Butler Streets. In 1873, the parish was placed under the jurisdiction of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. [4]
Part of St. Faustina Parish. Our Lady of Fatima 2270 Brodhead Rd., Aliquippa: Part of Mary, Queen of Saints Parish Our Lady Help of Christians 6513 Meadow St., Larimer, Pittsburgh Our Lady Help of Christians (1898–1992) St. Charles Lwanga (1992–2020) St. Mary Magdalene (2020–) [24] [11] Closed in 1992, later demolished
This led to the end of Holy Family as a parish as it was merged into Our Lady of the Angels parish. The church continued to be used as a site of worship until 2008 when it was discontinued. [8] The church was nominated in June 2018 to become a City Historic Landmark by Preservation Pittsburgh. [9]
In 1993, St. Mary's parish merged with three other Lawrenceville parishes (Holy Family, St. Augustine, and St. John the Baptist) to form the Our Lady of Angels parish. St. Mary's Church remained in use by the new parish for a few years but closed in 2004 when operations were consolidated at St. Augustine.
In 1874, a new St. Mary's Church was built next door. St. Mary's merged with three other Lawrenceville parishes (Holy Family, St. Augustine, and St. John the Baptist) in 1993 to form the new Our Lady of Angels parish. The St. Mary church buildings remained in use for a few years but closed in 2004.
The Diocese of Pittsburgh includes 61 parish-groupings (107 churches) in the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, and Washington, an area of 3,786 sq mi (9,810 km 2). The diocese had a Catholic population of 625,490 as of 2022.
Three former U.S. presidents have visited Our Lady of Czestochowa shrine. According to the shrine's website, in 1966, Lyndon B. Johnson and his family attended a ceremony during which the new ...
St. Peter's Church in the present-day North Side of Pittsburgh served as the cathedral of the Diocese of Allegheny from 1876 until 1889. [1]The Diocese of Allegheny (Latin: Dioecesis Alleghenensis) was a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, in the state of Pennsylvania from 1876–1889.