Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, archdiocese of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, archdiocese of
Founded as a diocese on 8 April 1808 ; suffragen of the archdiocese of Baltimore . Bishops included Saint John Nepomucene Neumann . Elevated to an archdiocese on 12 February 1875 . Suffragan dioceses include
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Erie, Pennsylvania
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scranton, Pennsylvania
See also
Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
archdiocese of Philadelphia
patron saints index
New Catholic Dictionary