Welcome

As superintendent of Catholic schools, it is my pleasure to introduce and welcome you to the Catholic schools of the Diocese of Greensburg.

Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt has the responsibility to be the chief teacher of doctrine and safeguard the faith and morals of the people of the diocese. The bishop fulfills his apostolic teaching mission through the appointment of individuals and the establishment of offices and structures to oversee educational policies and practices within the diocese.

It has been my pleasure and a true blessing to have the opportunity to assist and serve the bishop and the families of the diocese since my appointment as the superintendent of Catholic schools in August 2006.

It is the goal of my office to make every effort to ensure that the Catholic schools of the diocese maximize their potentials in providing the most excellent faith-based educational environments possible.

Our educational environments prepare our students by challenging them to develop their spirituality based on Gospel values, while ensuring academic mastery, spirit of justice and community service with a global perspective that will give their lives passion and purpose.

Our Catholic schools have been an invaluable part of the history and fabric of Catholic family life in the diocese for generations. Our schools have helped to shape the faith, lives and minds of innumerable children who have become contributing members and leaders within our civic and ecclesial communities.

I invite you to join me in a discussion on how you might become a part of our Catholic schools and have your children benefit from the invaluable Catholic school education that our schools provide.

Yours in Catholic Faith,
Trent D. Bocan, superintendent

Vision for Catholic schools: Forming for Life

It is the vision of the Office for Catholic Schools to maintain, create and employ programming that will ensure our ability to meet our mission, while we strive to provide a most excellent Catholic school educational network providing our families the opportunity to experience a lifetime of faith formation; Forming for Life! 

Within this vision, we are providing programmatic and institutional connections to create and provide a seamless garment of formation and service. The Office for Catholic Schools works closely with the many offices of the Diocese of Greensburg, particularly the Office for Evangelization and Faith Formation, as well as local community agencies and institutions of higher education, to provide this network of formation and service.

The foundation of this vision is our emphasis on the formation of faith. The formation of faith is the reason our Catholic schools exist, and its influence permeates every facet of our educational settings. The foundation continues with the provision of academic excellence.

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