“Heavenly Father, hear our prayer. Moved by your Holy Spirit dwelling within our hearts, we humbly ask you, Father, to bless the Diocese of Scranton at this time of profound parish renewal.” - from the Prayer for the Diocese of Scranton

 All priests of the diocese of Scranton have been mandated by Bishop Martino to read this prayer in place of a proper collect at the conclusion of the General Intercessions at all Sunday and holy day liturgies. The renewal, however, remains elusive, as evidenced by the following lists: 

DIOCESAN CHURCHES CLOSED

St. Andrew, Blossburg

St. Mary of Czestochowa*

 St. Joseph’s Mission, Morris Run

St. Stanislaus Mission, Arnot

Holy Rosary, Ashley

St. Hedwig, Kingston

St. Mary, Plymouth* 

St. Stephen, Plymouth

St. Vincent, Plymouth

St. John the Baptist, Pittston

St. Casimir, Pittston

St. Joseph, Port Griffith

St. David, Keyser Valley (Scranton)

*Building renamed and now serves as a consolidated parish 

DIOCESAN SCHOOLS CLOSED

St. Mary, Avoca

Sacred Heart High School, Carbondale 

Bishop O’Hara High School, Dunmore***

Saint Anthony, Dunmore

Sacred Heart, Dupont 

Bishop Hafey Junior/Senior High School, Hazleton

Regis Elementary, Forty-Fort

Bishop O’Reilly Junior/Senior High School, Kingston*

Sacred Heart, Luzerne 

Pope John Paul II, Nanticoke

St. Mary, Old Forge

St. John the Baptist, Pittston 

Seton Catholic High School, Pittston 

Bishop Hannan High School, Scranton*** 

Holy Rosary, Scranton  

Bishop Hoban High School, Wilkes-Barre**

St. Boniface, Wilkes-Barre

Sacred Heart, Wilkes-Barre 

*Building retained as a merged regional elementary school

**Building retained as a merged regional high school

***Both buildings maintained, but reorganized into one high school