Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Archidiœcesis Philadelphiensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Philadelphia and the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Metropolitan Province of Philadelphia |
| Headquarters | 222 North 17th St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°57′26″N 75°10′04″W / 39.95722°N 75.16778°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,183 sq mi (5,650 km2) |
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| Parishes | 214 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 8, 1808 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul |
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| Secular priests | 274 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Nelson J. Perez |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
| Vicar General | Reverend Philip G. Bochanski |
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Location of the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania | |
| Website | |
| archphila | |
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia (Latin: Archidiœcesis Philadelphiensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. Nelson J. Pérez is the archbishop.