Diocese of Erie
| Diocese of Erie | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Philadelphia |
| Diocesan bishop | Lawrence Persico |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Donald Walter Trautman |
| founding | 1853 |
| surface | 25,724 km² |
| Parishes | 126 (2006) |
| Residents | 890,000 (2006) |
| Catholics | 230,000 (2006) |
| proportion of | 25.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 202 (2006) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2006) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,095 |
| Permanent deacons | 41 (2006) |
| Friars | 8 (2006) |
| Religious sisters | 421 (2006) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Saint Peter |
| address | 429 E. Granview Blvd. Erie PA 16514-0397 |
| Website | www.eriercd.org |
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The Diocese of Erie ( Latin : Dioecesis Eriensis ), located in the USA , was separated from the Diocese of Pittsburgh on July 29, 1853 and established as an independent diocese.
1949 still had 153,691 Catholics (20%) in 123 parishes with 199 diocesan priests , 103 religious priests and 915 religious sisters, the 25,724 km² large diocese grew to 227,162 Catholics (26%) in 126 parishes with 225 diocesan priests, 14 religious priests and 23 deacons 459 nuns.
The diocese includes the areas of Erie , Crawford , Mercer , Venango , Forest , Clarion , Jefferson , Clearfield , Cameron , Elk , McKean , Potter and Warren .
Erie is a suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of Philadelphia .
Bishops
- Michael O'Connor SJ (1853-1854, then Bishop of Pittsburgh)
- Joshua Maria Young (1853–1866)
- Tobias Mullen (1868–1899)
- John Edmund Fitzmaurice (1899-1920)
- John Mark Gannon (1920–1966)
- John Francis Whealon (1966–1968, then Archbishop of Hartford )
- Alfred Michael Watson (1969–1982)
- Michael Joseph Murphy (1982–1990)
- Donald Walter Trautman (1990-2012)
- Lawrence Persico (since 2012)
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Erie
- Map of the Diocese of Erie
- Entry for Diocese of Erie on catholic-hierarchy.org
