The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh is considering whether to reunite with its neighbor, the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania.
A resolution at the Pittsburgh diocesan convention later this month would call for a committee to study "the potential long-term impact of such reunion on the financial and administrative resources of the two dioceses," according to the Episcopal News Service:
What is now the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania was carved out of the Pittsburgh diocese in the early 20th century and called the Diocese of Erie. ... The Pittsburgh resolution's explanation notes (that) "In what was the Diocese of Erie (now the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania), there has been a significant decline of population. In the Diocese of Pittsburgh the Episcopal Church itself has experienced unprecedented change following the 'realignment' and departure from the Episcopal Church of many clergy and congregations."
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