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Episode 101: St. Joseph Maximo 175th anniversary and Archives Center Update

November 24, 2025

Episode 101: St. Joseph Maximo 175th anniversary and Archives Center Update
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Dennis Biviano talks with Andrew Conrad, a parishioner and historian at Saint Joseph Maximo Church on the parish’s 175th Anniversary. The Diocesan Chancellor Joan Lawson will also speak on the progress of the All Saints Diocesan Archives Center on the property of the former Saints Cyril and Methodius Church.

A pail of holy water sits next to hardhats

Preserving the past, building the future: Diocese breaks ground on archives center

September 17, 2025

Hundreds attended the ceremony on September 15.

Archival photo of football players at St. Rose School in Girard during the 1940s.

Archival Photo: St. Rose School football players in 1940s

June 1, 2025

These boys were all suited up for football practice at the old St. Rose School in Girard in the

Diocese announces plans for new archives center, storage facility

November 25, 2024

Bishop Bonnar discussed plans for a state-of-the-art, temperature-controlled facility for storing diocesan archival records and documents. The building will also allow for an archives center with exhibit space and public programing space.

Bishop bonnar and Joan Lawson stand near an image of the archival center

Introducing the All Saints Archival Center

November 20, 2024

Watch the press conference where Bishop Bonnar formally announced the creation of the diocese’s new All Saints Archival Center.

The Catholic Echo Podcast- Episode 55 Diocese Archive Museum

November 15, 2024

The Catholic Echo Podcast- Episode 55 Diocese Archive Museum
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal and Cumulus Radio Youngstown, we’re talking about The Diocese Archive Museum with Bishop David Bonnar, Joan Lawson, and Hannah Shaw.