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Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Archidioecesis Philadelphiensis
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.svg
Coat of arms
Flag of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.svg
Flag
Location
Country United States
Territory Philadelphia City and County, counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Ecclesiastical province Metropolitan Province of Philadelphia
Statistics
Area 2,183 sq mi (5,650 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
4,070,000
1,489,000 (36.6%)
Parishes 257
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established April 8, 1808
Cathedral Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul
Patron saint St. Peter and St. Paul
Secular priests 619
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
Auxiliary Bishops John J. McIntyre
Michael J. Fitzgerald
Timothy C. Senior
Edward Michael Deliman
Emeritus Bishops Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali
Louis A. DeSimone
Martin Nicholas Lohmuller
Robert P. Maginnis
Map
Archdiocese of Philadelphia map 1.jpg
Website
archphila.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius VII on April 8, 1808, from territories of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Originally the diocese included all of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and seven counties and parts of three counties in New Jersey. The diocese was raised to the dignity of a metropolitan archdiocese on February 12, 1875. The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral-Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul.

It is also the Metropolitan See of the Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia, which includes the suffragan episcopal sees of Allentown, Altoona-Johnstown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and Scranton. The territory of the province is coextensive with the state of Pennsylvania.


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