Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
Diocese of Pittsburgh Dioecesis Pittsburgensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Pennsylvania counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, and Washington |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Philadelphia |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,092 sq mi (10,600 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,966,067 815,719 (41.5%) |
Parishes | 215 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | August 11, 1843 |
Cathedral | Saint Paul Cathedral |
Patron saint | Saint Paul |
Secular priests | 442 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop |
David Zubik Bishop of Pittsburgh |
Metropolitan Archbishop |
Charles J. Chaput Archbishop of Philadelphia |
Auxiliary Bishops | William J. Waltersheid, Auxiliary Bishop |
Emeritus Bishops | William J. Winter, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
Map | |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh (Latin: Dioecesis Pittsburgensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese. It was established in Western Pennsylvania on August 11, 1843. The diocese includes 211 parishes in the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, and Washington, an area of 3,753 square miles (9,720 km2) with a Catholic population of 719,801 as of June 2008.[1] The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Paul. As of March 2009, the diocese had 280 active priests.[2] The diocese is in the process of reorganizing its schools; sixteen elementary schools have been closed since 2005.[3]
History
The Diocese of Pittsburgh was erected from the Diocese of Philadelphia on August 11, 1843.[4] Territory was lost to the newly created Diocese of Erie on July 29, 1853. The short-lived Diocese of Allegheny was created out of the Pittsburgh diocese on January 11, 1876; the territory was reincorporated on July 1, 1889. The Diocese of Altoona was formed on May 30, 1901, and the Diocese of Greensburg on March 10, 1951, out of Pittsburgh diocesan territory.[4]
Anthony Cipolla was ordained a priest in the diocese in 1972, and in 1978 was charged with sexual abuse of a 9-year-old boy; these charges were eventually dropped by the mother of the boy who said she was pressured to do so by the diocese.[5] In 1988 new charges were brought by Tim Bendig who said that Cipolla has abused from around 1981 to 1986; this case was settled in 1993, over Cipolla's objections, who consistently said that he never abused anyone.[5] In 1988 the diocese banned Cipoola from ministry and from identifying himself as a priest; Cipolla appealed to the Vatican which initially supported him in 1993 and then reversed itself in 1995 and upheld the ban.[5][6] Cipolla nonetheless continued to offer masses, and in 2002 was defrocked by the pope.[5] Cipolla died in 2016.[7]
Bishops
- See footnote[8]
Diocesan bishops
Bishop | Previous position | Appointed by | Tenure | Tenure length | ||
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1 | Michael O'Connor (1810β1872) |
Vicar General of Western Pennsylvania |
Pope Gregory XVI | August 11, 1843 β July 29, 1853 (Appointed Bishop of Erie) December 20, 1853 β May 23, 1860 (Resigned) |
9 years, 352 days 6 years, 155 days (16 years, 142 days) | |
2 | Michael Domenec (1816β1878) |
β | Pope Pius IX | September 28, 1860 β January 11, 1876 (Appointed Bishop of Allegheny) |
15 years, 105 days | |
3 | John Tuigg (1820β1889) |
Vicar General of the Diocese of Pittsburgh |
Pope Pius IX | January 11, 1876 β December 7, 1889 (Died) |
13 years, 330 days | |
4 | Richard Phelan (1828β1904) |
Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh Titular Bishop of Cebeyra |
Pope Leo XIII | December 7, 1889 β December 20, 1904 (Died) |
15 years, 13 days | |
5 | Regis Canevin (1853β1927) |
Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh Titular Bishop of Sabratha |
Pope Pius X | December 20, 1904 β January 9, 1921 (Retired and appointed Titular Archbishop of Pelusium) |
16 years, 20 days | |
6 | Hugh Boyle (1873β1950) |
β | Pope Benedict XV | June 16, 1921 β December 22, 1950 (Died) |
29 years, 189 days | |
7 | John Dearden (1907β1988) |
Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh Titular Bishop of Sarepta |
Pope Pius XII | December 22, 1950 β December 18, 1958 (Appointed Archbishop of Detroit) |
7 years, 361 days | |
8 | John Wright (1909β1979) |
Auxiliary Bishop of Boston Titular Bishop of Aegeae |
Pope John XXIII | January 23, 1959 β June 1, 1969 (Appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy) |
10 years, 129 days | |
9 | Vincent Leonard (1908β1994) |
Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh Titular Bishop of Arsacal |
Pope Paul VI | June 1, 1969 β June 30, 1983 (Retired) |
14 years, 29 days | |
10 | Anthony Bevilacqua (1923β2012) |
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena |
Pope John Paul II | October 7, 1983 β December 8, 1987 (Appointed Archbishop of Philadelphia) |
4 years, 62 days | |
11 | Donald Wuerl (1940β) |
Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle Titular Bishop of Rosemarkie |
Pope John Paul II | February 11, 1988 β May 16, 2006 (Appointed Archbishop of Washington) |
18 years, 94 days | |
12 | David Zubik (1949β) |
Bishop of Green Bay | Pope Benedict XVI | July 18, 2007 β present | 10 years, 30 days |
Coadjutor bishops
- β Richard Phelan (1885β1889) β Succeeded to Pittsburgh on December 7, 1889
- β J.F. Regis Canevin (1903β1904) β Succeeded to Pittsburgh on December 20, 1904
- β John Dearden (1948β1950) β Succeeded to Pittsburgh on December 22, 1950
β = deceased
Auxiliary bishops
Current
- William J. Waltersheid (2011βpresent) β Auxiliary Bishop
Former
- β Coleman F. Carroll (1953β1958) β Appointed first bishop of Miami (Florida) on August 8, 1958; installed on October 7, 1958; became first archbishop of Miami on March 2, 1968: died on July 26, 1977
- β Vincent Martin Leonard (1964β1969) β Appointed bishop of Pittsburgh on June 1, 1969
- β John Bernard McDowell (1966β1996) β Resigned on September 30, 1996; died on February 25, 2010
- β Anthony G. Bosco (1970β1987) β Appointed bishop of Greensburg (Pennsylvania) on April 2, 1987; installed on June 30, 1987; resigned on March 4, 2004
- William J. Winter (1989β2005) β Resigned on May 20, 2005
- Thomas J. Tobin (1992β1996) β Appointed bishop of Youngstown (Ohio) on December 5, 1995; installed on February 2, 1996; appointed bishop of Providence (Rhode Island) on March 31, 2005
- David A. Zubik (1997β2003) β Appointed bishop of Green Bay (Wisconsin) on October 9, 2003; installed on December 12, 2003; appointed bishop of Pittsburgh in 2007
- Paul J. Bradley (2004β2009) β Appointed bishop of Kalamazoo on April 6, 2009; installed on June 5, 2009
β = deceased
Other bishops who once were priests of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
The following men began their service as priests in Pittsburgh before being appointed bishops elsewhere:
- β Anthony Gerard Bosco β Bishop Emeritus of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Died on July 2, 2013.
- Paul Joseph Bradley β Currently Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
- Edward James Burns (1983β2009) β Appointed Bishop of Juneau, Alaska on January 19, 2009; installed on April 2, 2009. Appointed Bishop of Dallas on December 13, 2016.
- β Coleman Francis Carroll β Archbishop of Miami, Florida. Died on July 26, 1977.
- β Howard Joseph Carroll β Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown. Died on March 21, 1960.
- β William Graham Connare β Bishop Emeritus of Greensburg. Died on June 12, 1995.
- β Nicholas Carmen Dattilo β Bishop of Harrisburg. Died on March 5, 2004.
- Daniel Cardinal DiNardo (1977β1997) β Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa on August 19, 1997; succeeded to the see on November 28, 1998. Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston-Houston on January 16, 2004; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Galveston-Houston on December 29, 2004; succeeded to the see on February 28, 2006. Named Cardinal-Priest on November 24, 2007; installed on February 20, 2008.
- β Norbert Felix Gaughan β Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana. Died on October 1, 1999.
- β Jerome Daniel Hannan β Bishop of Scranton. Died on December 15, 1965.
- β Ralph Leo Hayes (1909β1933) β Appointed Bishop of Helena, Montana on June 23, 1933; installed on October 5, 1933. Appointed Rector of the Pontifical North American College on October 26, 1935. Appointed Bishop of Davenport, Iowa on November 16, 1944; resigned on October 20, 1966. Died on July 5, 1970.
- Bernard Anthony Hebda β Currently Archbishop of St.Paul-Minneapolis.
- Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida β Currently Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit.
- β Tobias Mullen β Bishop Emeritus of Erie and Titular Bishop of Germanicopolis. Died on April 22, 1900.
- β James O'Connor β Bishop of Omaha. Died on May 27, 1890.
- Thomas Joseph Tobin β Currently Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island.
- Donald Cardinal Wuerl (1966β1985) β Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington on November 30, 1985; ordained on January 6, 1986. Returned to Pittsburgh as diocesan bishop on February 12, 1988; appointed Archbishop of Washington, D.C. on May 16, 2006 and installed on June 22, 2006. Created cardinal on November 20, 2010.
β = deceased
High schools
Diocesan
- Bishop Canevin High School, Pittsburgh
- Central Catholic High School, Pittsburgh
- Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School, Cranberry Township
- Oakland Catholic High School, Pittsburgh
- Quigley Catholic High School, Baden
- Serra Catholic High School, McKeesport
- Seton-La Salle Catholic High School, Mt. Lebanon
Parochial
- St. Joseph High School, Harrison Township
Private or Independent
- Aquinas Academy, Hampton Township
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School, Moon Township
- Vincentian Academy, McCandless Township
See also
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References
- β "Diocesan Statistics".}
- β Smith, Craig (March 1, 2009). "Diocese considers plan to ease shortage of priests". Tribune-Review. Tribune-Review Publishing Company. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
- β Cronin, Mike (May 3, 2010). "Lawrenceville's St. John Neumann will be 16th closing since 2005". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Tribune-Review Publishing Company. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- 1 2 Cheney, David M (November 20, 2010). "Diocese of Pittsburgh". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 Rodgers-Melnick, Ann (November 16, 2002). "Rare sanction imposed on priest". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- β Gibson, Gail; Rivera, John (April 11, 2002). "Maryland center claims success treating priests". Baltimore Sun.
- β Smith, Peter (13 September 2016). "Obituary: Anthony Cipolla / Center of high-profile sex-abuse case in 1990s, dies in Ohio". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- β History of Bishops Archived December 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.. Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh website. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
Sources
- Glenn, Francis A. (1993). Shepherds of the Faith 1843β1993: A Brief History of the Bishops of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh: Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. ISBN none.
External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Official Site
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pittsburgh". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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