Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg

Diocese of Harrisburg Diœcesis Harrisburgensis
The coat of arms of the Diocese of Harrisburg
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Counties of Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union and York, Pennsylvania
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Statistics
Area	7,660 sq mi (19,800 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 2,027,835 247,492 (12.2%)
Parishes	89
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 3, 1868
Cathedral	St. Patrick's Cathedral
Patron saint	Saint Patrick
Secular priests	150
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ronald William Gainer
Metropolitan Archbishop	Charles Joseph Chaput Archbishop of Philadelphia
Map
Website
hbgdiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg covers 15 counties of South Central Pennsylvania: Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union and York. The seat of the bishop is in St. Patrick's Cathedral (built 1907), which stands one block away from the Pennsylvania State Capitol. Pope Blessed Pius IX erected the diocese on March 3, 1868.

The following are lists of bishops, coadjutor and auxiliary bishops, and priests who served the diocese and their years of service.

† = Deceased

(Auxiliary bishop if not otherwise noted.)

† = Deceased

The following men began their service as priests in Harrisburg before being appointed bishops in Harrisburg or elsewhere:

Other notable members:

On October 1, 2014, Bishop Ronald Gainer introduced a new policy prohibiting girls at Catholic schools in the diocese from participating in wrestling, football, and rugby whether or not they desire to compete in girls-only or co-ed matches. The policy goes on to require male wrestlers to forfeit matches against female opponents, but does not bar football or rugby teams from playing against teams which may have a girl on their team. According to the policy, the ban applies to sports "... that involve substantial and potentially immodest physical contact".