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Diocese of Pittsburgh

Dioecesis Pittsburgensis



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Bishop(s)

  • David Allen Zubik, Bishop
  • Mark Anthony Eckman, Auxiliary Bishop
  • William John Waltersheid, Auxiliary Bishop
  • 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: 9,722 (3,755 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: III (NJ, PA)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: PIT
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diopitt.org
  • Mailing Address: 2900 Noblestown Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15205, USA
  • Telephone: (412)456-3000
  • Fax: 456-3197

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
11 August 1843ErectedDiocese of Philadelphia Diocese of Pittsburgh (erected) (Western Pennsylvania)
29 July 1853Territory LostDiocese of Pittsburgh Diocese of Erie (erected) (Counties of Erie, Warren, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Clarion, Jefferson, Elk, McKeon, Potter, and Clearfield)
12 February 1875Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Erie (from Baltimore to Philadelphia)
Diocese of Harrisburg (from Baltimore to Philadelphia)
Diocese of Pittsburgh (from Baltimore to Philadelphia)
Diocese of Scranton (from Baltimore to Philadelphia)
11 January 1876Territory LostDiocese of Pittsburgh Diocese of Allegheny (erected) (Counties of Huntingdon, Blair, Bedford, Cambria, Indiana, Westmorland, Butler, Armstrong, and part of Allegheny)
1 July 1889Territory AddedDiocese of Allegheny (suppressed) Diocese of Pittsburgh
30 May 1901Territory LostDiocese of Harrisburg (Counties of Lycoming and Center)
Diocese of Pittsburgh (Counties of Cambria, Blair, Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset)
Diocese of Altoona (erected)
10 March 1951Territory LostDiocese of Pittsburgh (Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland, and Fayette) Diocese of Greensburg (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950805,6992,659,23530.3%7262519778243173,370412ap1951
1966924,0882,306,11240.1%5992848831,0464545,092316ap1967
1970924,8932,327,77139.7%5363238591,0764255,013321ap1971
1976949,1462,264,07141.9%6022838851,072253893,088321ap1977
1980912,9592,271,00040.2%5752438181,116253873,000321ap1981
1990839,0702,163,08438.8%5941917851,068262492,184309ap1991
1999755,4591,995,32037.9%5001256251,20818471,764218ap2000
2000754,1271,964,83238.4%4961236191,218531591,707218ap2001
2001753,1471,939,65638.8%4831206031,249541581,587216ap2002
2002793,4171,975,37340.2%4691225911,342501611,538215ap2003
2003812,0781,967,49441.3%4531235761,409501581,458215ap2004
2004815,7191,966,06741.5%4421185601,456491571,418215ap2005
2013829,0002,028,00040.9%3541034571,814791351,003204ap2014
2016847,0002,071,00040.9%3351064411,920100139881200ap2017
2019630,0331,907,43333.0%332984301,46592114746188ap2020
2021625,4901,893,56733.0%328854131,51497109697107ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 171

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