Case Study: The Diocese of Richmond achieves centralized data and streamlined reporting with ParishSOFT

The Diocese of Richmond - Customer Case Study

The Diocese of Richmond, which oversees more than 140 parishes, 25 schools and over 10 campus ministry programs, needed to centralize accounting and census data to reduce manual reporting, enforce a standard chart of accounts, and support staff with limited bookkeeping experience. Their previous systems left each parish working in separate databases, creating time-consuming exports, inconsistent data and heavy administrative burdens for diocesan staff.

They implemented ParishSOFT’s ConnectNow—a web‑based, single‑database solution built for Catholic dioceses—to standardize controls, provide real‑time financial visibility, and unify census records. The switch delivered centralized reporting, on‑demand queries and easier parish-level reporting, reduced manual workload, improved data accuracy, and gave diocesan staff back valuable time while ensuring an affordable, future‑ready platform.

The Diocese of Richmond