"The following is part of an occasional series on the changing face of the Roman Catholic Church in Fayette County due to population declines in members and priests that are affecting parishes and schools.
After a recommendation was made to close All Saints Regional Catholic School in Masontown in 2005, the community and Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg worked together to keep the facility open.
But according to the diocese, the sharp decline in enrollment, 100 students in 2007-08 to just 62 last year, hit too hard and caused the school to run a deficit.
With only 41 students registered for this fall, the diocese announced the school would shut its doors for good.
The closing is another in a steady trend of fading Catholic schools in the county as diocesan officials report that as the number of children attending parishes in Fayette County decreases, so do the chances of a climbing enrollment."
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Commentary: Yes, I agree that Catholic Education within all dioceses and archdioceses are on the decline, and not just the ones in Fayette County in Pennsylvania. However, I do want to point out that, whenever anyone talks about Catholic Education, what is their definition of what they mean by Catholic Education? Do they mean within a city, a diocese or archdiocese, a state, or in the nation as a whole?
-Edward Lamb
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