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Diocese of Allentown

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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 28 January 1961
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Philadelphia
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 7,183 (2,774 Square Miles)
  • Description: Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill Counties in the State of Pennsylvania.
  • Conference Region: III (NJ, PA)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: ALN
  • Official Web Site: http://www.allentowndiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: 4029 West Tilghman Street, Allentown, PA 18105, USA
  • Telephone: (610) 437-0755
  • Fax: 433-7822

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
28 January 1961ErectedArchdiocese of Philadelphia (Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill) Diocese of Allentown (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966245,679930,27826.4%292933856381811,206151ap1967
1970255,372967,17226.4%281943756801441,160151ap1971
1976261,333999,40026.1%2911184096382501,031152ap1977
1980264,8001,014,00026.1%300100400662197961152ap1981
1990252,8981,080,10023.4%2948137567432134850153ap1991
1999259,8471,084,18924.0%244743188177710590153ap2000
2000264,3731,084,18924.4%255683238187678575153ap2001
2001268,6091,120,12724.0%2526631884410078495153ap2002
2002270,8431,161,93223.3%250723228419885490153ap2003
2003273,5991,161,93223.5%251783298319895480153ap2004
2004273,2491,161,93223.5%225692949299680434153ap2005
2006272,6401,161,93223.5%210722829668783397151ap2007
2012297,0001,272,21223.3%178652431,2229782340104ap2013
2015303,0001,300,00023.3%174592331,300927630294ap2016
2018309,5401,328,66023.3%157532101,4741276528584ap2019
2020251,8711,347,26518.7%137451821,3831215826584ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 589, and Page 590

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