Please visit the new Church Finder

To search for Parishes, please visit www.diopa.net/organizations

Why was the old “Church Finder” removed from www.diopa.org?

The ability to search for parishes was replaced by better functionality at www.diopa.net. There were several reasons why this decision was made:

• The search field function is much faster at diopa.net. Besides being faster, it is also much more forgiving. You can type partial words or phrases like “st” or “churc” and still receive accurate results. In fact, it’s best if you limit the word(s) or phrases first, then locate the record you were looking for in the narrowed results. For example, if you wanted to find “Church of the Holy Nativity, Rockledge” among all Organizations, you could just type “nav” or “rock” in the search field, and then choose between the remaining few records.

• To separate the visual map from the search results. When using the old “Church Finder” you had to wait for the markers to load on the map before being able to use the search field. For those with slower connections, it took too long to complete a simple task of searching for a parish by name. The map is still available, but has been placed on a separate tab so that the organizations and search results can be displayed much faster.

• The data is now linked directly to the diocesan database. In fact it’s the actual database itself which you are searching! Since the database is updated daily by both the members and the database administrator, you have access to the most up-to-date data available at all times.

At diopa.net there are now all Organizations. I just want to see a list of all the churches!

At diopa.net you can filter the list of organizations by choosing a group. For example, click on the group “Parish” in the sidebar. The green status bar under the search field will tell you how many belong to the group “Parish”. Click on another group “Mission” and the same thing happens. Click on any group again to turn off the filter.

Can I still see churches on a map?

Yes, the map is still available at diopa.net, but has been placed on a separate tab so that the list of organizations and search results can be displayed much faster.