Suffragan diocese Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Diocese of Erie
Erien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Erie is a Latin Rite diocese covering 13 counties in northwestern Pennsylvania, erected in 1853. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and is led by Bishop Lawrence T. Persico.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1853
- Catholics
- 195,243
- Priests
- 169
- Territory
- 26,332 km²
Parishes and churches
76 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Peter CathedralErie · CathedralMass times recorded
- All SaintsWaterfordMass times recorded
- Beloved DiscipleGrove CityMass times recorded
- Blessed SacramentErieMass times recorded
- Christ the KingHoutzdaleMass times recorded
- Church of the Good ShepherdWest MiddlesexMass times recorded
- Holy CrossFairviewMass times recorded
- Holy RosaryJohnsonburgMass times recorded
- Holy SpiritDuBoisMass times recorded
- Holy TrinityErieMass times recorded
- Immaculate ConceptionBrookvilleMass times recorded
- Immaculate ConceptionClarionMass times recorded
- Immaculate Heart of MaryMercerMass times recorded
- Notre DameHermitageMass times recorded
- Our LadyConneaut LakeMass times recorded
- Our Lady of FatimaFarrellMass times recorded
- Our Lady of MercyHarborcreekMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Mount CarmelErieMass times recorded
- Our Lady of PeaceErieMass times recorded
- Our Lady of the LakeEdinboroMass times recorded
- Our Mother of SorrowsErieMass times recorded
- Queen of the WorldSt. MarysMass times recorded
- Sacred HeartSt. MarysMass times recorded
- Sacred Heart of JesusErieMass times recorded
- Ss. Cosmas & DamianPunxsutawneyMass times recorded
- St. AgnesMorrisdaleMass times recorded
- St. Anthony of PaduaSharonMass times recorded
- St. BartholomewSharpsvilleMass times recorded
- St. Basil the GreatCoalportMass times recorded
- St. Bernard of ClairvauxBradfordMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Lawrence T. Persico
- Born
- 21 November 1950
- Birthplace
- Monessen
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Peter Cathedral stands in Erie, 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
Founded in 1853, the Diocese of Erie (Latin: Dioecesis Eriensis) covers western Pennsylvania in the United States as a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia. St. Peter's Cathedral in Erie is its mother church.