Diocese of Scranton

Diocese of Scranton Dioecesis Scrantonensis
The coat of arms of the Diocese of Scranton
Location
Country	United States of America
Territory	Northeastern Pennsylvania
Ecclesiastical province	Philadelphia
Statistics
Area	22,913 km2 (8,847 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 1,118,000 (est.) 348,600 (est.) (31.2%%)
Parishes	120
Churches	167
Schools	19
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 3, 1868
Cathedral	St. Peter's Cathedral
Patron saint	Saint Peter
Secular priests	252
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Bambera Bishop of Scranton
Metropolitan Archbishop	Charles Chaput, OFM Cap Archbishop of Philadelphia
Map
Website
dioceseofscranton.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton is a suffragan see of Archdiocese of Philadelphia, established on March 3, 1868. The seat of the bishop is St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton, PA. Other cities in the diocese are Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, Hazleton, Carbondale, and Pittston.

The diocese comprises Lackawanna, Luzerne, Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne, Tioga, Sullivan, Wyoming, Lycoming, Pike, and Monroe counties, all in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania. The area of the diocese is 8,487 square miles (21,980 km²).

On February 23, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Monsignor Joseph C. Bambera the tenth Bishop of Scranton. Bambera was ordained and installed as bishop on April 26, 2010, at St. Peter’s Cathedral. Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, served as principal consecrator and James Timlin, Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, and John Dougherty, former Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton, served as co-consecrators. Pietro Sambi, the Apostolic Nuncio (papal ambassador) to the United States, read the papal appointment letter.