Diocese of Harrisburg, USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Harrisburg / Harrisburgen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Philadelphia

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Patrick (March 17), Assumption (August 15)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: May 14

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1868.03.03: Established as Diocese of Harrisburg / Harrisburgen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Philadelphia and became suffragan of Baltimore)
1875.02.12: Became suffragan of Philadelphia
1901.05.30: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Altoona

Contact Info

Address: Chancery Office, P.O. Box 2153 , 4800 Union Deposit Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17105, USA

Phone: +1 (717) 657-4804

Tweets

Present Prelates

Bishop (2023.04.25 – ...):

Bishop Timothy Christian Senior (64)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Harrisburg (Roman Rite)

Bishop Timothy Christian Senior (64)
(2023.04.25 – ...)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA)

Scio cui credidi

Born:	1960.03.22 (North Wales, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1985.05.18
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.07.31

Priest of Philadelphia (USA) (1985.05.18 – 2009.06.08)

Titular Bishop of Floriana (2009.06.08 – 2023.04.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) (2009.06.08 – 2023.04.25)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (2023.04.25 – ...)

Bishop Ronald William Gainer (76)
(2014.01.24 – 2023.04.25)

Bishop emeritus of Harrisburg (USA)

Ex de plenitudine gratiam pro gratia

Born:	1947.08.24 (Pottsville, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1973.05.19
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.02.22

Priest of Allentown (USA) (1973.05.19 – 2002.12.13)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1991.08.02 – 2002.12.13)

Bishop of Lexington (USA) (2002.12.13 – 2014.01.24)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (2014.01.24 – 2023.04.25)

Bishop Joseph Patrick McFadden
(2010.06.22 – 2013.05.02)

Mary the Model, Jesus the Center

Born:	1947.05.22 (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1981.05.16
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.07.28
Died:	2013.05.02 († 65)

Priest of Philadelphia (USA) (1981.05.16 – 2004.06.08)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1991.05.29 – 2004.06.08)

Titular Bishop of Horreomargum (2004.06.08 – 2010.06.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) (2004.06.08 – 2010.06.22)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (2010.06.22 – 2013.05.02)

Bishop Kevin Carl Rhoades (66)
(2004.10.14 – 2009.11.14)

Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA)

Veritatem in caritate

Born:	1957.11.26 (Mahanoy City, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1983.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.12.09

Priest of Harrisburg (USA) (1983.07.09 – 2004.10.14)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (2004.10.14 – 2009.11.14)

Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA) (2009.11.14 – ...)

Bishop Nicholas Carmen Dattilo
(1989.11.21 – 2004.03.05)

Love life, do good

Born:	1932.03.08 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1958.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.01.26
Died:	2004.03.05 († 71)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1989.11.21 – 2004.03.05)

Bishop William Henry Keeler (later Cardinal)
(1983.11.10 – 1989.04.06)

Opus fac evangelistæ

Born:	1931.03.04 (San Antonio, TX, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1955.07.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1979.09.21
Created Cardinal:	1994.11.26
Died:	2017.03.23 (Catonsville, MD, USA † 86)

Priest of Harrisburg (USA) (1955.07.17 – 1979.07.24)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1965.11.09 – 1970.05.08)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1970.05.08 – 1979.07.24)

Titular Bishop of Ulcinj (1979.07.24 – 1983.11.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1979.07.24 – 1983.11.10)

Apostolic Administrator of Harrisburg (USA) (1983.09.03 – 1983.11.10)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1983.11.10 – 1989.04.06)

Vice-President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1989 – 1992)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1989.04.06 – 2007.07.12)

President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1992 – 1995)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli (1994.11.26 – 2017.03.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Richmond (USA) (2003.09.16 – 2004.03.31)

Bishop William Henry Keeler (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 1983.09.03 – 1983.11.10)

Bishop Joseph Thomas Daley
(1971.10.19 – 1983.09.02)

Born:	1915.12.21 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1941.06.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1964.01.07
Died:	1983.09.02 († 67)

Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1963.11.25 – 1967.07.31)

Titular Bishop of Barca (1963.11.25 – 1971.10.19)

Coadjutor Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1967.07.31 – 1971.10.19)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1971.10.19 – 1983.09.02)

Bishop George Leo Leech
(1935.12.19 – 1971.10.19)

Born:	1890.05.21 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1920.05.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1935.10.17
Died:	1985.03.12 († 94)

Titular Bishop of Mela (1935.07.06 – 1935.12.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1935.07.06 – 1935.12.19)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1935.12.19 – 1971.10.19)

Titular Bishop of Allegheny (1971.10.19 – 1985.03.12)

Bishop Philip Richard McDevitt
(1916.07.10 – 1935.11.11)

Born:	1858.07.12 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1885.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1916.09.21
Died:	1935.11.11 († 77)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1916.07.10 – 1935.11.11)

Bishop John Walter Shanahan
(1899.01.02 – 1916.02.19)

Born:	1846.01.03 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1869.01.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1899.05.01
Died:	1916.02.19 († 70)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1899.01.02 – 1916.02.19)

Bishop Thomas McGovern
(1887.12.06 – 1898.07.25)

Born:	1832.04.10 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1861.12.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1888.03.11
Died:	1898.07.25 († 66)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1887.12.06 – 1898.07.25)

Bishop Jeremiah Francis Shanahan
(1868.03.03 – 1886.09.24)

Born:	1834.07.17 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1859.07.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1868.07.12
Died:	1886.09.24 († 52)

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (1868.03.03 – 1886.09.24)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Joseph Thomas Daley (1967.07.31 – 1971.10.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop William Henry Keeler (later Cardinal) (1979.07.24 – 1983.11.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Thomas Daley (1963.11.25 – 1967.07.31)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Lawrence Frederik Schott (1956.03.01 – 1963.03.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop George Leo Leech (1935.07.06 – 1935.12.19)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. Patrick, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Minor Basilica: Basilica of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Danville, Pennsylvania
Minor Basilica: Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Hanover, Pennsylvania
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Churches by City (99)

Altoona–Johnstown (←), Scranton (↗), Allentown (→), Philadelphia (↘), Baltimore (↓)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 19,839 km²

Population: 251,880 Catholics (10.8% of 2,334,337 total)

Pastoral Centres: 89 parishes

Personnel: 161 priests (128 diocesan, 33 religious), 93 deacons, 308 religious (34 brothers, 274 sisters), 19 seminarians