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Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh

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Diocese of Pittsburgh

Dioecesis Pittsburgensis
An image of a coat of arms: a golden sword laid over a fess chequy blue and silver and two gold rounded crosses pattée in chief, with a bishop's mitre surmounting the shield.
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPennsylvania counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, and Washington
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Philadelphia
Statistics
Area4,092 sq mi (10,600 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
1,966,067
815,719 (41.5%)
Parishes215
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
EstablishedAugust 11, 1843
CathedralSaint Paul Cathedral
Patron saintSaint Paul
Secular priests442
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDavid Zubik
Bishop of Pittsburgh
Metropolitan ArchbishopCharles J. Chaput
Archbishop of Philadelphia
Auxiliary BishopsWilliam J. Waltersheid, Auxiliary Bishop
Bishops emeritusWilliam J. Winter, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Map
Website
www.diopitt.org

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.[1] The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Paul. As of March 2009, the diocese had 280 active priests.[2] The diocese is in the process of reorganizing its schools; sixteen elementary schools have been closed since 2005.[3]

Cathedral of Saint Paul, seat of the bishop of Pittsburgh.

History

The Diocese of Pittsburgh was erected from the Diocese of Philadelphia on August 11, 1843.[4] 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.[4]

Bishops

See footnote[5]

Diocesan bishops

  1. † Michael O'Connor, SJ (1843–1853) (1853–1860) – Transferred to the newly erected Diocese of Erie, Pa. on July 29, 1853; transferred back to Pittsburgh on December 20, 1853; resigned on May 23, 1860; entered the Society of Jesus on December 22, 1860; died on October 18, 1872
  2. † Michael Domenec, CM (1860–1876) – Transferred to first Bishop of Allegheny on January 11, 1876; resigned on July 29, 1877; died on January 5, 1878
  3. † John Tuigg (1876–1889) – Died on December 7, 1889
  4. † Richard Phelan (1889–1904) – Died on December 20, 1904
  5. † J.F. Regis Canevin (1904–1921) – Appointed Titular Archbishop of Pelusium (Egypt) on January 9, 1921; died on March 22, 1927
  6. † Hugh Charles Boyle (1921–1950) – Died on December 22, 1950
  7. † John F. Dearden (1950–1958) – Installed as archbishop of Detroit on December 18, 1958: created cardinal on April 28, 1969; resigned on July 16, 1988; died on August 2, 1988
  8. † John J. Wright (1959–1969) – Appointed prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Clergy on April 23, 1969; created cardinal on April 28, 1969; resigned from Pittsburgh on June 1, 1969; died on August 10, 1979
  9. † Vincent Martin Leonard (1969–1983) – Resigned on June 30, 1983; died on August 28, 1994
  10. † Anthony J. Bevilacqua (1983–1987) – Appointed archbishop of Philadelphia on December 8, 1987; created cardinal on June 28, 1991; retired on July 15, 2003; apostolic administrator of Philadelphia until October 7, 2003; died on January 31, 2012
  11. Donald W. Wuerl (1988–2006) – Installed as archbishop of Washington on June 22, 2006; created cardinal on November 20, 2010
  12. David A. Zubik (July 18, 2007 – present)

† = deceased

Graphical timeline

Template:Catholic Bishops of Pittsburgh

Coadjutor bishops

  • † Richard Phelan (1885–1889) – Succeeded to Pittsburgh on December 7, 1889
  • † J.F. Regis Canevin (1903–1904) – Succeeded to Pittsburgh on December 20, 1904
  • † John Dearden (1948–1950) – Succeeded to Pittsburgh on December 22, 1950

† = deceased

Auxiliary bishops

Current

Former

  1. † Coleman F. Carroll (1953–1958) – Appointed first bishop of Miami (Florida) on August 8, 1958; installed on October 7, 1958; became first archbishop of Miami on March 2, 1968: died on July 26, 1977
  2. † Vincent Martin Leonard (1964–1969) – Appointed bishop of Pittsburgh on June 1, 1969
  3. † John Bernard McDowell (1966–1996) – Resigned on September 30, 1996; died on February 25, 2010
  4. † Anthony G. Bosco (1970–1987) – Appointed bishop of Greensburg (Pennsylvania) on April 2, 1987; installed on June 30, 1987; resigned on March 4, 2004
  5. William J. Winter (1989–2005) – Resigned on May 20, 2005
  6. Thomas J. Tobin (1992–1996) – Appointed bishop of Youngstown (Ohio) on December 5, 1995; installed on February 2, 1996; appointed bishop of Providence (Rhode Island) on March 31, 2005
  7. David A. Zubik (1997–2003) – Appointed bishop of Green Bay (Wisconsin) on October 9, 2003; installed on December 12, 2003; appointed bishop of Pittsburgh in 2007
  8. Paul J. Bradley (2004–2009) – Appointed bishop of Kalamazoo on April 6, 2009; installed on June 5, 2009

† = deceased

Other bishops who once were priests of the Diocese of Pittsburgh

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

  • † Anthony Gerard Bosco – Bishop Emeritus of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Died on July 2, 2013.
  • Paul Joseph Bradley – Currently Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  • Edward James Burns (1983–2009) – Appointed Bishop of Juneau, Alaska on January 19, 2009; installed on April 2, 2009.
  • † Coleman Francis Carroll – Archbishop of Miami, Florida. Died on July 26, 1977.
  • † Howard Joseph Carroll – Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown. Died on March 21, 1960.
  • † William Graham Connare – Bishop Emeritus of Greensburg. Died on June 12, 1995.
  • † Nicholas Carmen Dattilo – Bishop of Harrisburg. Died on March 5, 2004.
  • Daniel Cardinal DiNardo (1977–1997) – Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa on August 19, 1997; succeeded to the see on November 28, 1998. Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston-Houston on January 16, 2004; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Galveston-Houston on December 29, 2004; succeeded to the see on February 28, 2006. Named Cardinal-Priest on November 24, 2007; installed on February 20, 2008.
  • † Norbert Felix Gaughan – Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana. Died on October 1, 1999.
  • † Jerome Daniel Hannan – Bishop of Scranton. Died on December 15, 1965.
  • † Ralph Leo Hayes (1909–1933) – Appointed Bishop of Helena, Montana on June 23, 1933; installed on October 5, 1933. Appointed Rector of the Pontifical North American College on October 26, 1935. Appointed Bishop of Davenport, Iowa on November 16, 1944; resigned on October 20, 1966. Died on July 5, 1970.
  • Bernard Anthony Hebda – Currently Archbishop of St.Paul-Minneapolis.
  • Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida – Currently Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit.
  • † Tobias Mullen – Bishop Emeritus of Erie and Titular Bishop of Germanicopolis. Died on April 22, 1900.
  • † James O'Connor – Bishop of Omaha. Died on May 27, 1890.
  • Thomas Joseph Tobin – Currently Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island.
  • Donald Cardinal Wuerl (1966–1985) – Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington on November 30, 1985; ordained on January 6, 1986. Returned to Pittsburgh as diocesan bishop on February 12, 1988; appointed Archbishop of Washington, D.C. on May 16, 2006 and installed on June 22, 2006.

† = deceased

High schools

Diocesan

Parochial

Private or independent

See also

References

  1. ^ "Diocesan Statistics".}[dead link]
  2. ^ Smith, Craig (March 1, 2009). "Diocese considers plan to ease shortage of priests". Tribune-Review. Tribune-Review Publishing Company. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
  3. ^ Cronin, Mike (May 3, 2010). "Lawrenceville's St. John Neumann will be 16th closing since 2005". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Tribune-Review Publishing Company. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Cheney, David M (November 20, 2010). "Diocese of Pittsburgh". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  5. ^ History of Bishops. Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh website. Retrieved March 19, 2010.

Sources

  • Glenn, Francis A. (1993). Shepherds of the Faith 1843–1993: A Brief History of the Bishops of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh: Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. ISBN none.

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