- Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg
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Diocese of Harrisburg
Diœcesis Harrisburgensis
The coat of arms of the Diocese of HarrisburgLocation 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 Metropolitan Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Population
- Catholics
232,117Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established March 3, 1868 Cathedral St. Patrick's Cathedral Patron saint Saint Patrick Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Bishop of Harrisburg Metropolitan Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput
Archbishop of PhiladelphiaMap 
Website hbgdiocese.org 
Interior of the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Harrisburg
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. Patricks Cathedral (built 1907), which stands one block away from the Pennsylvania State Capitol.
Pope Blessed Pius IX erected the diocese on March 3, 1868.[1]
Contents
Diocesan bishops
- † Right Rev. Jeremiah F. Shanahan (1868-1886)
- † Right Rev. Thomas McGovern (1888-1898)
- † Right Rev. John W. Shanahan (1899-1916)
- † Most Rev. Philip R. McDevitt (1916-1935)
- † Most Rev. George L. Leech (1935-1971)
- † Most Rev. Joseph T. Daley (1971 - 1983)
- Most Rev. William Henry Keeler (1983 - 1989) (appointed archbishop of Baltimore on April 11, 1989; created cardinal on November 26, 1994; retired on July 12, 2007)
- † Most Rev. Nicholas C. Dattilo (1990 - 2004)
- Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades (2004 - 2010) (appointed bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, on November 14, 2009; installed on January 13, 2010)
- Most Rev. Joseph P. McFadden (2010 - )
† = deceased
Coadjutor and Auxiliary bishops
Current
Former
- † Joseph T. Daley, coadjutor bishop (1967-1971) (became diocesan bishop by right of succession)
- William H. Keeler (1979-1983) (became diocesan bishop)
- † Lawrence F. Schott (1956-1963)
† = deceased
Bishops who once were priests of the Diocese of Harrisburg
The following men began their service as priests in Harrisburg before being appointed bishops in Harrisburg or elsewhere:
- William Henry Keeler (Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg, Bishop of Harrisburg, Cardinal Archbishop of Baltimore)
- Kevin C. Rhoades (Bishop of Harrisburg, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend)
- Lawrence F. Schott (Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg)
- William J. Waltersheid (Auxiliary Bishop-elect of Pittsburgh)
Other priests
Other notable members (and their terms of service):
- Most Rev. David M. O'Connell, C.M. (1987–1998; served as an ecclesiastical judge and canonical consultant)
High schools
- Bishop McDevitt High School
- Delone Catholic High School
- Lancaster Catholic High School
- Lebanon Catholic High School
- Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School
- Trinity High School
- York Catholic High School
Special churches
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Conewago Township in under the circumscription of the diocese.
See also
References
- ^ "About the Diocese". Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg. http://www.hbgdiocese.org/Default.aspx?PageID=5f0e8af8-6dc9-4a6b-ab78-f242e6b3c368. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg
- More info: http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dharr.html
Categories:- Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg
- Religion in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Religious organizations established in 1868
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
- United States Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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