Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Philadelphien(sis) Latinorum
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is a Latin Church metropolitan see covering five Pennsylvania counties, erected as a diocese in 1808 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1875. Its current archbishop is Nelson J. Pérez, installed in 2020.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 8 April 1808
- Latin
- Philadelphien(sis) Latinorum
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception
- Annuario code
- 001002593
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,437,400
- Population
- 4,119,268
- Catholic share
- 34.9%
- Priests
- 274
- Catholics per priest
- 5,246
- Extent
- 5,654 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 254
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Nelson J. Pérez
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul stands in Philadelphia, 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.
The province of Philadelphia
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AllentownAllentown
- Diocese of Altoona-JohnstownAltoona
- Diocese of ErieErie
- Diocese of GreensburgGreensburg
- Diocese of HarrisburgHarrisburg
- Diocese of PittsburghPittsburgh
- Diocese of ScrantonScranton
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Southeastern Pennsylvania is home to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (Latin: Archidiœcesis Philadelphiensis), a Catholic diocese in the United States. Nelson J. Pérez serves as archbishop, and his seat is the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].