Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
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Not to be confused with the Byzantine Catholic Church territory, the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.
The Diocese of Pittsburgh (Latin: Diœcesis Pittsburgensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in Western Pennsylvania in the United States. It was established on August 11, 1843. The diocese is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
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Diocese of Pittsburgh Diœcesis Pittsburgensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Pennsylvania counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, and Washington |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Philadelphia |
Headquarters | 111 Boulevard of the Allies Pittsburgh, PA 15222 |
Coordinates | 40°26′50″N 79°56′59″W |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,786 sq mi (9,810 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,893,567 625,490 (33%) |
Parishes | 107 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | August 11, 1843; 180 years ago (1843-08-11) |
Cathedral | Saint Paul Cathedral |
Patron saint | Mary Immaculate (primary) and St. Paul the Apostle (secondary)[1] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | David Zubik |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Nelson J. Perez |
Auxiliary Bishops | William J. Waltersheid Mark Eckman |
Vicar General | Lawrence A. DiNardo |
Judicial Vicar | Michael S. Sedor |
Bishops emeritus | William J. Winter |
Map | |
Website | |
diopitt.org |
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The cathedral church of the diocese is Saint Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh. As of 2024, the bishop of Pittsburgh is David Zubik.