Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
Bishop Larry J. Kulick leads a service as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg on Feb. 11.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg will celebrate its 70th anniversary Wednesday with a special Mass led by Bishop Larry J. Kulick, the diocese announced.
The Mass will be livestreamed at dioceseofgreensburg.org and on its Facebook page and YouTube channel. It starts at 11:45 a.m.
The diocese was started March 10, 1951, by Pope Pius XII and covers about 128,000 Catholics in Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana and Westmoreland counties. Its first leader, Bishop Hugh Lamb, established 10 new parishes and eight new schools, including Greensburg Central Catholic High School, according to a biography on the diocese website.