Diocese of Scranton

Scrantonen(sis)

Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

The Diocese of Scranton was established in 1868 and covers eleven counties of northeastern Pennsylvania. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and is led by Bishop Joseph C. Bambera.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 3 March 1868
Latin: Scrantonen(sis)
Patron: Saint Peter
Annuario code: 001003018

The see in figures

Catholics: 317,429
Population: 1,098,910
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 28.9%
Priests: 214
Catholics per priest: 1,483
Extent: 22,913 km²
Catholics per km²: 14

Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The bishop

Bishop: Joseph C. Bambera
Born: 21 March 1956
Birthplace: Carbondale

A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.

The cathedral

St. Peter's Cathedral stands in Scranton, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

The province of Philadelphia

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

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Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.