Suffragan diocese Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Diocese of Allentown
Alanopolitan(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Allentown is a Latin Church diocese in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, established in 1961 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Bishop Alfred A. Schlert, installed in 2017, leads the diocese.
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- Established
- 1961
- Catholics
- 205,000
- Priests
- 210
- Territory
- 7,182 km²
Parishes and churches
87 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral of St. Catharine of SienaAllentown · CathedralMass times recorded
- All SaintsMcAdooMass times recorded
- Annunciation BVMCatasauquaMass times recorded
- Assumption BVMBethlehemMass times recorded
- Assumption BVMNorthamptonMass times recorded
- Assumption BVMSlatingtonView parish
- Diocesan Shrine of St. Therese of LisieuxNesquehoningView parish
- Divine MercyShenandoahMass times recorded
- Holy CrossNew PhiladelphiaMass times recorded
- Holy FamilyNazarethMass times recorded
- Holy Family, MinersvilleMinersvilleMass times recorded
- Holy GhostBethlehemMass times recorded
- Holy Guardian AngelsReadingMass times recorded
- Holy InfancyBethlehemView parish
- Holy RosaryReadingMass times recorded
- Holy TrinityWhitehallView parish
- Immaculate ConceptionJim ThorpeMass times recorded
- Immaculate Conception BVMPAMass times recorded
- Immaculate Conception BVMDouglassvilleMass times recorded
- Incarnation of Our LordBethlehemMass times recorded
- Most Blessed SacramentBallyMass times recorded
- Most Blessed TrinityTremontMass times recorded
- Notre Dame of BethlehemBethlehemMass times recorded
- Our Lady Help of ChristiansAllentownView parish
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Worship Site for Our Lady of Mount CarmelBangorView parish
- Our Lady of Lourdes Worship Site for All SaintsWeatherlyMass times recorded
- Our Lady of MercyEastonMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Mt. CarmelRosetoView parish
- Our Lady of Perpetual HelpBethlehemMass times recorded
- Queenship of MaryNorthamptonView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Alfred A. Schlert
- Born
- 24 July 1961
- Birthplace
- Easton
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena stands in Allentown, 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.
History
The Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania in the United States is home to the Catholic Diocese of Allentown (Latin: Diœcesis Alanpolitana), a suffragan see of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Its territory takes in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton and Schuylkill counties, and its mother church is the Cathedral Church of Saint Catharine of Siena in Allentown. Alfred A. Schlert serves as bishop. As of 2025 the diocese counted a registered population of 205,000 across 78 parishes.
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Allentown Diocese begins annual blood drive on Sept. 19
The Diocese of Allentown began its third annual blood drive on Sept. 19. The diocese is partnering with the Miller-Keystone Blood Center for the campaign, which coincides with the feast of St. Januarius. During the 2025 campaign, the partnership collected 821 units of blood, which was 40% more than the previous year, according to a diocesan press release. Bishop Alfred A. Schlert said that blood cannot be manufactured or replaced and must come from individuals willing to give to others. Monika Kotlarska-Gross, the director of donor relations at Miller-Keystone, stated that blood is perishable and has no substitute other than volunteer donors. The center noted that a national shortage has left most centers across the country with only a one or two-day inventory.
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