Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
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Diocese of Pittsburgh Dioecesis 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 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,092 sq mi (10,600 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,966,067 815,719 (41.5%) |
| Parishes | 215 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | August 11, 1843 |
| Cathedral | Saint Paul Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Paul |
| Secular priests | 442 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop |
David Zubik Bishop of Pittsburgh |
| Metropolitan Archbishop |
Charles J. Chaput Archbishop of Philadelphia |
| Auxiliary Bishops | William J. Waltersheid, Auxiliary Bishop |
| Emeritus Bishops | William J. Winter, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh (Latin: Dioecesis Pittsburgensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese. It was established in Western Pennsylvania on August 11, 1843. The diocese includes 211 parishes in the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, and Washington, an area of 3,753 square miles (9,720 km2) with a Catholic population of 719,801 as of June 2008. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Paul. As of March 2009, the diocese had 280 active priests. The diocese is in the process of reorganizing its schools; sixteen elementary schools have been closed since 2005.
The Diocese of Pittsburgh was erected from the Diocese of Philadelphia on August 11, 1843. Territory was lost to the newly created Diocese of Erie on July 29, 1853. The short-lived Diocese of Allegheny was created out of the Pittsburgh diocese on January 11, 1876; the territory was reincorporated on July 1, 1889. The Diocese of Altoona was formed on May 30, 1901, and the Diocese of Greensburg on March 10, 1951, out of Pittsburgh diocesan territory.
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The following men began their service as priests in Pittsburgh before being appointed bishops elsewhere:
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