Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese Designates ‘Personal Parish’ For Black Catholic Community

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Bishop David Zubik is establishing St. Benedict the Moor Church in the city’s Hill District as a special parish for the black Catholic community of Pittsburgh.
St. Benedict the Moor will become a “personal parish” on July 13.
According to the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, a “personal parish” is one that “responds to specific spiritual needs often related to a particular culture or an extraordinary need.”
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