Skip to the diocese
Catholic Intelligence
J.M.J.Search

Diocesan profile Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Diocese of Pittsburgh

The Diocese of Pittsburgh is a Latin Church diocese in western Pennsylvania erected in 1843 and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Its current ordinary is Bishop Mark A. Eckman, appointed in 2025.

On the map

Esri
Pittsburgh, United States, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.

Established
1843
Catholics
625,490
Priests
62
Territory
9,806 km²

Parishes and churches

60 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Mark A. Eckman

Explore the ministry of the bishop.

The cathedral

Saint Paul Cathedral stands in Pittsburgh, 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

Western Pennsylvania has been served since 1843 by the Diocese of Pittsburgh (Latin: Diœcesis Pittsburgensis), a Catholic see in the United States and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Saint Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh is its cathedral church, and Mark Eckman is the bishop.

This see in the wire

Stories that name this see

The wire's resolver matched this see in the text of each story.

5 stories in the wire either name this see or come from its own feed. Read the wire.