Diocese of Pittsburgh
| Diocese of Pittsburgh | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Philadelphia |
| Diocesan bishop | David Zubik |
| Auxiliary bishop | William John Waltersheid |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | William Joseph Winter |
| Vicar General | Robert Guay Joseph Mele |
| founding | 1843 |
| surface | 10,594 km² |
| Parishes | 214 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,994,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 796,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 39.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 395 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 102 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,602 |
| Permanent deacons | 43 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 138 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 1,224 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Paul's Cathedral |
| Website | www.diopitt.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh ( lat. : Dioecesis Pittsburgensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania .
history
The diocese was founded on August 11, 1843 by Pope Gregory XVI. established from cessions of territory by the diocese of Philadelphia .
On July 29, 1853, the diocese gave parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Erie . Another cession took place on January 11, 1876 to found the Diocese of Allegheny . The Diocese of Allegheny was dissolved on July 1, 1889 and the territory was annexed to the Diocese of Pittsburgh. On May 30, 1901, the Diocese of Pittsburgh gave the areas of Bedford County , Blair County , Cambria County , Huntingdon County and Somerset County to establish the Diocese of Altoona . Another assignment of territory took place on March 10, 1951 to found the Greensburg diocese .
In the summer of 2018, former Bishop Donald Wuerl was criticized before the competent jury for his handling of sexual abuse in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. On August 16, 2018, the Archdiocese of Washington removed the Wuerl Report website , which it had set up to protect Wuerl against allegations of abuse in Pennsylvania , following public criticism.
The diocese is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as a suffragan .
territory
The diocese includes the state of Pennsylvania, Allegheny County , Beaver County , Butler County , Greene County , Lawrence County, and Washington County .
Bishops of Pittsburgh
- Michael O'Connor SJ , 1843-1853, then Bishop of Erie
- Michael Domenec CM , 1860–1876, then Bishop of Allegheny
- John Tuigg , 1876-1889
- Richard Phelan , 1889-1904
- John Francis Regis Canevin , 1904–1921
- Hugh Charles Boyle , 1921-1950
- John Francis Dearden , 1950–1958, then Archbishop of Detroit
- John Joseph Wright , 1959–1969, then Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
- Vincent Martin Leonard , 1969–1983
- Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua , 1983–1987, then Archbishop of Philadelphia
- Donald Wuerl , 1988–2006, then Archbishop of Washington
- David Zubik , appointed September 28, 2007
See also
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)