Diocese of Allegheny

Dioecesis Alleghensis

Suppressed

To: Diocese of Pittsburgh

Historical Details

Diocese of Allegheny
- Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
- Erected: 11 January 1876
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Philadelphia
- Rite: Latin (or Roman)
- State: Pennsylvania
- Country: United States of America

Past Ordinaries

Michael (Miguel) Domenec, C.M. † (11 Jan 1876 Appointed - 22 Jul 1877 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
11 January 1876	Erected	Diocese of Pittsburgh	Diocese of Allegheny (erected) (Counties of Huntingdon, Blair, Bedford, Cambria, Indiana, Westmorland, Butler, Armstrong, and part of Allegheny)
1 July 1889	Suppressed	Diocese of Allegheny (suppressed)	Diocese of Pittsburgh

Affiliated People, Living

None

Affiliated People, Deceased

Michael (Miguel) Domenec, C.M. † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1876 to 22 Jul 1877)
John Chrysostom Tuigg † (Apostolic Administrator: 3 Aug 1877 to 7 Dec 1889)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 90

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