The Diocese of Erie, which once had 130 parishes and now has 93 parishes, is planning for a new round of parish restructuring, Bishop Lawrence Persico said in a letter to the faithful.
Father Michael Barletta served at churches and a school in Mercer County before being named in a grand jury investigation into sexual abuse by clergy members.
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Bishop Donald W. Trautman was laid to rest March 7. After leading the Erie Diocese from 1990 to 2012, he was implicated in the Pa. grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse. Though he always wanted to be