This Day in Diocesan History for January 9

1909

The Catholic Missionary Aid Society established by Bishop Canevin

 
 
1938

The Missionary Confraternity of Christian Doctrine established Holy Family Mission in Greensboro, Pennsylvania.  The diocese formed the MCCD to bring religious instruction to Catholics living in small, isolated communities who did not have easy access to an existing church

 
 
 
Holy Family Church, Greensboro