Diocese of Scranton
Diocese of Scranton Dioecesis Scrantonensis | |
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St. Peter's Cathedral | |
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Scranton | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| Territory | Northeastern Pennsylvania |
| Ecclesiastical province | Philadelphia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 22,913 km2 (8,847 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 114 |
| Churches | 167 |
| Schools | 19 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 3, 1868 |
| Cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Peter |
| Secular priests | 214 (diocesan) 41 (Religious Orders) 93 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Joseph Bambera |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Nelson J. Perez |
| Bishops emeritus | Joseph Martino |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| dioceseofscranton.org | |
The Diocese of Scranton (Latin: Dioecesis Scrantonensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a suffragan see of Archdiocese of Philadelphia, established on March 3, 1868. The mother church is St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton.