This Day in Diocesan History for February 12

1902

42 Polish families in Donora met to discuss the formation of a Polish parish, which became Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary

 
 
1917

St. Mark School, McKees Rocks opened with an enrollment of 123

 
 
1950

Dedication of the second St. John the Baptist Church, Baden

 
 
1988

Donald Wuerl appointed the eleventh bishop of Pittsburgh

 
 
1994

The parishes of Ss. John & Paul, Franklin Park/Marshall; Christ the Light of the World, Duquesne; Divine Mercy, Beaver Falls; Ave Maria, Bentleyville/Ellsworth; St. Jude the Apostle, Wilmerding; Guardian Angels, West End; Holy Family, New Brighton; St. Clare of Assisi, Clairton; and St. John Vianney, Hilltop established

 
 
Bishop Wuerl's first press conference after being appointed Bishop of Pittsburgh