Diocese of Scranton
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Philadelphia |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Charles Bambera |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Joseph Francis Martino James Clifford Timlin |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | John Martin Dougherty |
| founding | March 3, 1868 |
| surface | 22,905 km² |
| Parishes | 178 (2008) |
| Residents | 1,095,092 (2008) |
| Catholics | 316,825 (2008) |
| proportion of | 28.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 392 (2008) |
| Religious priest | 60 (2008) |
| Catholics per priest | 701 |
| Permanent deacons | 63 (2008) |
| Friars | 70 (2008) |
| Religious sisters | 557 (2008) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral |
| address | 300 Wyoming Ave. Scranton PA 18503-1279 |
| Website | www.dioceseofscranton.org |
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The Diocese of Scranton ( Latin Dioecesis Scrantonensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States with its seat in Scranton, Pennsylvania .
history
Pope Pius IX established the diocese and the simultaneously founded bishoprics of Harrisburg and Wilmington on March 3, 1868 from cessions of territory of the diocese of Philadelphia . The Diocese of Scranton has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia since 1875 . Episcopal Church is St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton .
In 2005, the diocese paid compensation of US $ 450,000 to a sexually abused youth, thereby protecting the prelate Carlos Urrutigoity from criminal conviction.
territory
The Diocese of Scranton covers the area of Bradford , Lackawanna , Lucerne Counties , Lycoming , Monroe , Pike , Sullivan , Susquehanna , Tioga , Wayne and Wyoming in the state of Pennsylvania.
Bishops of Scranton
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- William O'Hara (1868-1899)
- Michael John Hoban (1899-1926)
- Thomas Charles O'Reilly (1927-1938)
- William Joseph Hafey (1938-1954)
- Jerome Daniel Hannan (1954–1965)
- Joseph Carroll McCormick (1966-1983)
- John Joseph O'Connor (1983–1984), then Archbishop of New York
- James Clifford Timlin (1984-2003)
- Joseph Francis Martino (2003-2009)
- Joseph Charles Bambera since 2010
