Allentown diocese
| Allentown diocese | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Philadelphia |
| Diocesan bishop | Alfred Schlert |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Edward Peter Cullen |
| founding | 1961 |
| surface | 7,183 km² |
| Parishes | 94 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 1,300,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 303,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 23.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 174 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 59 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,300 |
| Permanent deacons | 92 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Friars | 76 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 302 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena |
| Website | www.allentowndiocese.org |
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The Diocese of Allentown ( lat. : Dioecesis Alanpolitana ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Allentown .
It was founded on January 28, 1961 from areas of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and is subject to this until today as a suffragan .
The diocese covers the areas of Berks , Carbon , Lehigh , Northampton and Schuylkill Counties .
The bishops since the foundation were:
- Joseph Mark McShea (1961-1983)
- Thomas Jerome Welsh (1983–1997)
- Edward Peter Cullen (1997-2009)
- John Oliver Barres (2009–2016), then Bishop of Rockville Center
- Alfred A. Schlert (since 2017)
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Allentown (English)
- Entry for the Allentown diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org
Cathedral : Saint Catharine of Siena in Allentown