Diocese of Pittsburgh

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Bishop(s) David Allen Zubik, Bishop Paul Joseph Bradley, Auxiliary Bishop John Bernard McDowell, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus William Joseph Winter, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 11 August 1843 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Philadelphia Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Pennsylvania Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 10,594 (4,092 Square Miles) Conference Region: III (NJ, PA) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: PIT Official Web Site: http://www.diopitt.org/ Mailing Address: 111 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1618 Telephone: (412)456-3131 Fax: 456-3197

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Michael O’Connor, S.J. † (11 Aug 1843 Appointed - 29 Apr 1853 Appointed, Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania)
• Michael (Miguel) Domenec, C.M. † (28 Sep 1860 Appointed - 11 Jan 1876 Appointed, Bishop of Allegheny, Pennsylvania)
• John Tuigg † (16 Jan 1876 Appointed - 7 Dec 1889 Died)
• Richard Phelan † (7 Dec 1889 Succeeded - 20 Dec 1904 Died)
• John Francis Regis Canevin † (20 Dec 1904 Succeeded - 9 Jan 1921 Resigned)
• Hugh Charles Boyle † (16 Jun 1921 Appointed - 22 Dec 1950 Died)
• John Francis Dearden † (22 Dec 1950 Succeeded - 18 Dec 1958 Appointed, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan)
• John Joseph Wright † (23 Jan 1959 Appointed - 23 Apr 1969 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy)
• Vincent Martin Leonard † (1 Jun 1969 Appointed - 30 Jun 1983 Retired)
• Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (7 Oct 1983 Appointed - 8 Dec 1987 Appointed, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• Donald William Wuerl (11 Feb 1988 Appointed - 16 May 2006 Appointed, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia)
• David Allen Zubik (18 Jul 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
11 August 1843	Erected	Diocese of Philadelphia	Diocese of Pittsburgh (erected)
29 July 1853	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pittsburgh	Diocese of Erie (erected)
11 January 1876	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pittsburgh	Diocese of Allegheny (erected)
1 July 1889	Territory Added	Diocese of Allegheny (suppressed)	Diocese of Pittsburgh
30 May 1901	Territory Lost	Diocese of Harrisburg (Counties of Lycoming and Center) Diocese of Pittsburgh (Counties of Cambria, Blair, Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset)	Diocese of Altoona (erected)
10 March 1951	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pittsburgh	Diocese of Greensburg (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
1950	805,699	2,659,235	30.3%	726	251	977	824		317	3,370	412	ap1951
1966	924,088	2,306,112	40.1%	599	284	883	1,046		454	5,092	316	ap1967
1970	924,893	2,327,771	39.7%	536	323	859	1,076		425	5,013	321	ap1971
1976	949,146	2,264,071	41.9%	602	283	885	1,072	25	389	3,088	321	ap1977
1980	912,959	2,271,000	40.2%	575	243	818	1,116	25	387	3,000	321	ap1981
1990	839,070	2,163,084	38.8%	594	191	785	1,068	26	249	2,184	309	ap1991
1999	755,459	1,995,320	37.9%	500	125	625	1,208	18	47	1,764	218	ap2000
2000	754,127	1,964,832	38.4%	496	123	619	1,218	53	159	1,707	218	ap2001
2001	753,147	1,939,656	38.8%	483	120	603	1,249	54	158	1,587	216	ap2002
2002	793,417	1,975,373	40.2%	469	122	591	1,342	50	161	1,538	215	ap2003
2003	812,078	1,967,494	41.3%	453	123	576	1,409	50	158	1,458	215	ap2004
2004	815,719	1,966,067	41.5%	442	118	560	1,456	49	157	1,418	215	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (Bishop: 7 Oct 1983 to 8 Dec 1987)
• Anthony Gerard Bosco (Priest: 7 Jun 1952; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 May 1970 to 2 Apr 1987)
• Paul Joseph Bradley (Priest: 1 May 1971; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 2004)
• Daniel Nicholas DiNardo (Priest: 16 Jul 1977 to 19 Aug 1997)
• Adam Joseph Maida (Priest: 26 May 1956 to 8 Nov 1983)
• John Bernard McDowell (Priest: 4 Nov 1945; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jul 1966 to 9 Sep 1996)
• Thomas Joseph Tobin (Priest: 21 Jul 1973; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Nov 1992 to 5 Dec 1995)
• William Joseph Winter (Priest: 17 Dec 1955; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Dec 1988 to 20 May 2005)
• Donald William Wuerl (Priest: 17 Dec 1966 to 30 Nov 1985; Bishop: 11 Feb 1988 to 16 May 2006)
• David Allen Zubik (Priest: 3 May 1975; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Feb 1997 to 10 Oct 2003; Bishop: 18 Jul 2007 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Hugh Charles Boyle † (Priest: 2 Jul 1898; Bishop: 16 Jun 1921 to 22 Dec 1950)
• John Francis Regis Canevin † (Priest: 4 Jun 1879; Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Jan 1903; Bishop: 20 Dec 1904 to 9 Jan 1921)
• Coleman Francis Carroll † (Priest: 15 Jun 1930; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Aug 1953 to 13 Aug 1958)
• Howard Joseph Carroll † (Priest: 2 Apr 1927 to 5 Dec 1957)
• Nicholas Carmen Dattilo † (Priest: 31 May 1958 to 21 Nov 1989)
• John Francis Dearden † (Coadjutor Bishop: 13 Mar 1948; Bishop: 22 Dec 1950 to 18 Dec 1958)
• Michael (Miguel) Domenec, C.M. † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1860 to 11 Jan 1876)
• Norbert Felix Gaughan † (Priest: 4 Nov 1945 to 2 Apr 1975)
• Jerome Daniel Hannan † (Priest: 22 May 1921 to 17 Aug 1954)
• Ralph Leo Hayes † (Priest: 19 Sep 1909 to 23 Jun 1933)
• Vincent Martin Leonard † (Priest: 16 Jun 1935; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Feb 1964; Bishop: 1 Jun 1969 to 30 Jun 1983)
• Tobias Mullen † (Priest: 1 Sep 1844 to 3 Mar 1868)
• James O’Connor † (Priest: 25 Mar 1848 to 26 Jun 1876)
• Michael O’Connor, S.J. † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1843 to 29 Apr 1853)
• Richard Phelan † (Priest: 4 May 1854; Coadjutor Bishop: 15 May 1885; Bishop: 7 Dec 1889 to 20 Dec 1904)
• John Tuigg † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1876 to 7 Dec 1889)
• John Joseph Wright † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1959 to 23 Apr 1969)