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Diocese of Erie

Dioecesis Eriensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 29 July 1853
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Philadelphia
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 25,734 (9,939 Square Miles)
  • Description: Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Forest, Clarion, Jefferson, Clearfield, Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter, and Warren Counties.
  • Conference Region: III (NJ, PA)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: E
  • Official Web Site: http://www.eriercd.org/
  • Mailing Address: St. Mark's Catholic Center, 429 E. Grandview Blvd., P.O. Box 10397, Erie, PA 16514-0397, USA
  • Telephone: (814)824-1111
  • Fax: 824-1124

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
29 July 1853ErectedDiocese of Pittsburgh Diocese of Erie (erected) (Counties of Erie, Warren, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Clarion, Jefferson, Elk, McKeon, Potter, and Clearfield)
12 February 1875Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Erie (from Baltimore to Philadelphia)
Diocese of Harrisburg (from Baltimore to Philadelphia)
Diocese of Pittsburgh (from Baltimore to Philadelphia)
Diocese of Scranton (from Baltimore to Philadelphia)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1949153,691766,87320.0%199103302508118915123ap1951
1966220,285853,16725.8%29419313703991,242127ap1967
1970209,206874,47123.9%2695632564372977130ap1971
1976207,238857,03524.2%2734732064760825126ap1977
1980223,000877,00025.4%2785132967762731158ap1981
1990213,749875,00024.4%24124265806124662155ap1991
1999229,659874,90026.2%24415259886112518127ap2000
2000233,586871,61226.8%231142459531516512127ap2001
2001230,016865,04126.6%224152399621617451127ap2002
2002227,162874,05726.0%225142399502316459126ap2003
2003225,197874,05725.8%2219230979259438126ap2004
2004225,607874,05725.8%21392221,016319425126ap2005
2006230,000890,00025.8%20282101,095418421125ap2007
2010221,508851,95526.0%18261881,178566319120ap2011
2012221,550868,00025.5%18671931,147627304117ap2013
2013224,000874,00025.6%17671831,224607299116ap2014
2016202,239842,66124.0%16161671,211736274116ap2017
2019198,249826,03624.0%16041641,20875423797ap2020
2021195,243813,51324.0%16041641,19074421396ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 171

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