Regis Canevin became a pastor of the mission in Canonsburg and later on served as chancellor of the Diocese of Pittsburgha Roman Catholic diocese with 188 parishes and 225 churcheswhich was before he became a pastor in Crafton.
In 1886, he became chaplain at St. Paul's Orphan Asylum and the Western Penitentiary, as well as pastor of the mission in Canonsburg. He served as chancellor of the Diocese of Pittsburgh from 1888 until 1893, when he became pastor of St. Philip's Church in Crafton. The diocese includes 188 parishes and 225 churches in the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, and Washington, an area of 3,786 square miles (9,810 km) with a Catholic population of 632,138 as of 2016. 
