Diocese of Erie

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Bishop(s) Donald Walter Trautman, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 29 July 1853 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Philadelphia Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Pennsylvania Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 25,724 (9,936 Square Miles) Description: Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Forest, Clarion, Jefferson, Clearfield, Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter, and Warren Counties. Conference Region: III (NJ, PA) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: E Official Web Site: http://www.eriercd.org/ Mailing Address: St. Mark's Catholic Center, 429 E. Granview Blvd., P.O. Box 10397, Erie, PA 16504 Telephone: (814)824-1120 Fax: 824-1124

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Michael O’Connor, S.J. † (29 Apr 1853 Appointed - 20 Feb 1854 Appointed, Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
• Joshua Maria (Moody) Young † (29 Jul 1853 Appointed - 18 Sep 1866 Died)
• Tobias Mullen † (3 Mar 1868 Appointed - 10 Aug 1899 Retired)
• John Edmund Fitzmaurice † (15 Sep 1899 Succeeded - 18 Jun 1920 Died)
• John Mark Gannon † (26 Aug 1920 Appointed - 9 Dec 1966 Retired)
• John Francis Whealon † (9 Dec 1966 Appointed - 28 Dec 1968 Appointed, Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut)
• Alfred Michael Watson † (17 Mar 1969 Appointed - 16 Jul 1982 Retired)
• Michael Joseph Murphy † (16 Jul 1982 Succeeded - 2 Jun 1990 Retired)
• Donald Walter Trautman (2 Jun 1990 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
29 July 1853	Erected	Diocese of Pittsburgh	Diocese of Erie (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	153,691	766,873	20.0%	199	103	302	508		118	915	123	ap1951
1966	220,285	853,167	25.8%	294	19	313	703		99	1,242	127	ap1967
1970	209,206	874,471	23.9%	269	56	325	643		72	977	130	ap1971
1976	207,238	857,035	24.2%	273	47	320	647		60	825	126	ap1977
1980	223,000	877,000	25.4%	278	51	329	677		62	731	158	ap1981
1990	213,749	875,000	24.4%	241	24	265	806	1	24	662	155	ap1991
1999	229,659	874,900	26.2%	244	15	259	886	11	2	518	127	ap2000
2000	233,586	871,612	26.8%	231	14	245	953	15	16	512	127	ap2001
2001	230,016	865,041	26.6%	224	15	239	962	16	17	451	127	ap2002
2002	227,162	874,057	26.0%	225	14	239	950	23	16	459	126	ap2003
2003	225,197	874,057	25.8%	221	9	230	979	25	9	438	126	ap2004
2004	225,607	874,057	25.8%	213	9	222	1,016	31	9	425	126	ap2005
2006	230,000	890,000	25.8%	202	8	210	1,095	41	8	421	125	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Lawrence Eugene Brandt (Priest: 19 Dec 1969 to 2 Jan 2004)
• Donald Walter Trautman (Bishop: 2 Jun 1990 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Thomas Francis Brennan † (Priest: 14 Jul 1880 to 9 Jan 1891)
• John Edmund Fitzmaurice † (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Dec 1897; Bishop: 15 Sep 1899 to 18 Jun 1920)
• John Mark Gannon † (Priest: 21 Dec 1901; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Nov 1917; Bishop: 26 Aug 1920; Archbishop (Personal Title): 25 Nov 1953 to 9 Dec 1966)
• Richard Thomas Guilfoyle † (Priest: 2 Jun 1917 to 8 Aug 1936)
• Edward Peter McManaman † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jul 1948 to 18 Jul 1964)
• Tobias Mullen † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1868 to 10 Aug 1899)
• Michael Joseph Murphy † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Nov 1978; Bishop: 16 Jul 1982 to 2 Jun 1990)
• Michael O’Connor, S.J. † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1853 to 20 Feb 1854)
• Alfred Michael Watson † (Priest: 10 May 1934; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 May 1965; Bishop: 17 Mar 1969 to 16 Jul 1982)
• John Francis Whealon † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1966 to 28 Dec 1968)
• Joshua Maria (Moody) Young † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1853 to 18 Sep 1866)