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.
- St. JosephCoopersburgMass times recorded
- St. JosephJim ThorpeMass times recorded
- St. JosephReadingView parish
- St. JosephShepptonMass times recorded
- St. JosephSummit HillMass times recorded
- St. Joseph the WorkerFrackvilleMass times recorded
- St. Joseph the WorkerOrefieldView parish
- St. MargaretReadingView parish
- St. MaryHamburgMass times recorded
- St. MaryKutztownMass times recorded
- St. MaryRingtownMass times recorded
- St. Mary Worship Site for St. Catharine of SienaReadingView parish
- St. NicholasWalnutportMass times recorded
- St. PatrickPottsvilleMass times recorded
- St. PaulAllentownMass times recorded
- St. PaulReadingMass times recorded
- St. PeterCoplayMass times recorded
- St. Peter the ApostleReadingMass times recorded
- St. Peter the FishermanLake HarmonyMass times recorded
- St. RichardBarnesvilleMass times recorded
- St. RoccoMartins CreekMass times recorded
- St. Stephen of HungaryAllentownMass times recorded
- St. Teresa of CalcuttaMahanoy CityMass times recorded
- St. Theresa of the Child JesusHellertownMass times recorded
- St. Thomas MoreAllentownMass times recorded
- St. UrsulaFountain HillMass times recorded
- St. Vincent de Paul Worship Site for Charles BorromeoGirardvilleMass times recorded
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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