If you are deciding which parish records to keep, please note the Diocesan Record Retention Guidelines, found at: https://doy.org/financial-manual/ Many records, including bulletins, are to be kept permanently. Direct link to the PDF: https://doy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Record-Retention-Guidelines-22Apr2024.pdf
If you have questions, please contact Joan Lawson at 330-744-8451 x290, or email jlawson@youngstowndiocese.org.
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In November 2023, the Diocese of Youngstown received a letter of confirmation from StoneBridge Business Partners that the diocese has been found in full compliance with safe environment policies established by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
Cathedral will host the two seasonal events on December 4 and December 10
Press Release | The Most Rev. David J. Bonnar, Bishop of Youngstown, and Chairman of the St. Joseph Care Center Corporation, announces that the Members of the Corporation have made the decision to sell St. Joseph Care Center, a senior living facility located in Louisville, Ohio.
Press Release | Fifteen men and women were commissioned as Lay Leaders of Prayer on November 15, 2023. Leaders of Prayer are lay persons commissioned to lead the faithful in acts of worship which in the past were most often led by the ordained clergy but may also be led by lay people.
Obituary and Funeral Arrangements | With sorrow, the Most Rev. David J. Bonnar, Bishop of Youngstown, has announced the death of Rev. Robert Kaylor, who died November 10, 2023.
Press Release | A review of financial irregularities at two Youngstown Diocese parishes has expanded beyond the Rev. Maciej (“Matthew”) Mankowski to include scrutiny of another priest, the Rev. Chris Henyk. The evidence collected thus far will soon be turned over to outside public law enforcement authorities.
