Diocese of Scranton

Past and Present Ordinaries

• William O’Hara † (3 Mar 1868 Appointed - 3 Feb 1899 Died)
• Michael John Hoban † (3 Feb 1899 Succeeded - 13 Nov 1926 Died)
• Thomas Charles O’Reilly † (19 Dec 1927 Appointed - 25 Mar 1938 Died)
• William Joseph Hafey † (25 Mar 1938 Succeeded - 12 May 1954 Died)
• Jerome Daniel Hannan † (17 Aug 1954 Appointed - 15 Dec 1965 Died)
• Joseph Carroll McCormick † (4 Mar 1966 Appointed - 15 Feb 1983 Retired)
• John Joseph O’Connor † (6 May 1983 Appointed - 26 Jan 1984 Appointed, Archbishop of New York, New York)
• James Clifford Timlin (24 Apr 1984 Appointed - 25 Jul 2003 Retired)
• Joseph Francis Martino (25 Jul 2003 Appointed - 31 Aug 2009 Resigned)
• Joseph Charles Bambera (23 Feb 2010 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

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	350,876	1,047,300	33.5%	445	95	540	649		87	1,370	231	ap1951
1966	360,767	916,539	39.4%	488	143	631	571		275	1,464	234	ap1967
1970	355,595	916,539	38.8%	471	129	600	592		212	1,431	240	ap1971
1976	361,911	953,526	38.0%	420	100	520	695		111	1,265	237	ap1977
1980	359,513	960,430	37.4%	435	109	544	660		117	1,197	240	ap1981
1990	350,496	1,013,420	34.6%	389	101	490	715	6	108	1,015	219	ap1991
1999	362,546	1,054,814	34.4%	358	115	473	766	32	4	819	200	ap2000
2000	343,820	1,031,976	33.3%	333	99	432	795	48	154	776	198	ap2001
2001	337,454	1,032,536	32.7%	341	96	437	772	51	159	784	198	ap2002
2002	365,079	1,066,308	34.2%	332	78	410	890	51	142	732	195	ap2003
2003	355,422	1,069,367	33.2%	336	73	409	869	50	141	711	195	ap2004
2004	348,542	1,072,813	32.5%	345	70	415	839	52	82	673	193	ap2005
2008	316,825	1,095,092	28.9%	392	60	452	700	63	70	557	178	ap2009
2010	323,047	1,091,320	29.6%	280	60	340	950	65	70	523	138	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Joseph Charles Bambera (Priest: 5 Nov 1983; Bishop: 23 Feb 2010 - )
• Francis Xavier DiLorenzo (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Jan 1988 to 12 Oct 1993)
• John Martin Dougherty (Priest: 15 Jun 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Feb 1995 to 31 Aug 2009)
• Joseph Francis Martino (Bishop: 25 Jul 2003 to 31 Aug 2009)
• James Clifford Timlin (Priest: 16 Jul 1951; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Jul 1976; Bishop: 24 Apr 1984 to 25 Jul 2003)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Andrew James Louis Brennan † (Priest: 17 Dec 1904; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Feb 1923 to 28 May 1926)
• Eugene Augustine Garvey † (Priest: 22 Sep 1869 to 31 May 1901)
• William Joseph Hafey † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Sep 1937; Bishop: 25 Mar 1938 to 12 May 1954)
• Jerome Daniel Hannan † (Bishop: 17 Aug 1954 to 15 Dec 1965)
• Michael John Hoban † (Priest: 22 May 1880; Coadjutor Bishop: 1 Feb 1896; Bishop: 3 Feb 1899 to 13 Nov 1926)
• Henry Theophilus Klonowski † (Priest: 8 Aug 1920; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 May 1947 to 15 May 1973)
• Joseph Carroll McCormick † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1966 to 15 Feb 1983)
• John Joseph O’Connor † (Bishop: 6 May 1983 to 26 Jan 1984)
• Martin John O’Connor † (Priest: 15 Mar 1924; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Nov 1942 to 26 Nov 1946)
• William O’Hara † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1868 to 3 Feb 1899)
• Thomas Charles O’Reilly † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1927 to 25 Mar 1938)