News releases
- 10/25/23: Diocese unveils final parish reconfiguration plan for parishes in Clearfield County
- 10/17/23: Diocese unveils final parish reconfiguration plan for parishes in McKean, Potter and Warren counties
- 10/7/23: Five parishes in DuBois region to become one; new parish, Holy Spirit, to be established
- 9/23/23: Diocese of Erie announces changes for parishes in Crown, Fryburg, Lucinda and Marienville
- 9/18/23: Fuller named director of educational leadership for diocesan Catholic Schools Office
- 8/29/23: Diocese unveils preliminary plan for parish restructuring in Erie County
- 7/10/23: Vatican ruling in favor of the merger of St. Stephen into St. Joseph parishes, Oil City
- 6/17/23: Status of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church in Lewis Run changes
- 6/8/23: Bishop Persico names Father Nicholas Rouch as vicar general
- 5/15/23: Bishop Lawrence Persico statement on incident at Blessed Sacrament
- 2/4/23: St. Francis of Assisi Parish merged into St. Bernard of Clairvaux Parish, Bradford
- 12/31/22: Statement from Bishop Lawrence Persico upon the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
- 8/19/22: James Hubert, CMA, appointed as CFO for Diocese of Erie
- 8/4/22: Catholic Schools Office names new assistant superintendent
- 6/24/22: Bishop Lawrence Persico statement on Dobbs v. Jackson ruling
- 6/17/22: Status of St. John the Evangelist Church in Girard changes
- 5/9/22: Diocese and Catholic Charities announce restructuring to strengthen outreach
- 3/1/2022: Obituary for the Most Reverend Donald W. Trautman Bishop Emeritus, Diocese of Erie
- 11/4/2021: Communion Rite revision in the Diocese of Erie
- 10/22/2021: Letter to parishioners regarding the 2023 Synod of Bishops: For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission
- 9/3/2021: Letter from Bishop Persico regarding masks for Faith Formation
- 9/2/2021: Letter from Bishop Persico regarding masks in school
- 8/27/2021: Erie Catholic School System announces new president
- 8/20/2021: Catholic Schools Office releases COVID-19 recommendations as schools prepare to open
- 8/13/2021: Diocese updates protocols for the celebration of Mass in pandemic
- 8/6/2021: Bishops of Pennsylvania prioritize safety upon return to Mass obligation
- 7/30/2021: Clarification on the obligation to attend Mass
- 7/15/2021: Statement from the Catholic bishops of Pennsylvania
- 7/15/2021: Bishop Persico to lift dispensation from attendance at Mass
- 7/15/2021: Letter to the Faithful regarding the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days
- 6/21/2021: USCCB's vote to write a document on the meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church
- 6/21/2021: Bishop Persico comment on his vote regarding USCCB document on the Eucharist
- 6/10/2021: Catholic schools receive Middle States accreditation
- 6/8/2021: Diocese of Erie and Archdiocese of Yucatan begin new chapter for Mission of Friendship
- 5/20/2021: Clarification regarding the sale of property by Mercyhurst University
- 5/18/2021: Letter from Bishop Persico to the Faithful regarding the ISRP
- 5/18/2021: Diocese announces completion of Independent Survivors’ Reparation Program
- 5/15/2021: Meadville parishes to merge; new parish to be established
- 5/14/2021: Diocese updates protocols for public worship
- 4/24/2021: Status of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Walston changes
- 4/15/2021: Bishop Lawrence Persico statement on arrival of children from the border
- 4/6/2021: Bishop Persico establishes committee to explore the full return to public worship
- 3/5/2021: Pa. Catholic Conference statement on the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
- 3/3/2021: Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
- 2/12/2021: Diocese announces Ash Wednesday adaptations, launches Lenten website
- 1/12/2021: Bishop Persico statement on riots at the Capitol
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