Continent: North America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Allentown / Alanopolitan(us) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Philadelphia
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
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Bishops of Allentown (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Allentown (USA)
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Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA)
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Bishop emeritus of Allentown (USA)
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Bishop Thomas Jerome Welsh
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Bishop Joseph Mark McShea
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Address: 4029 W. Tilghman St., P.O. Box F, Allentown, PA 18105-1538, USA
Phone: +1 (610) 437-0755
Area: 7,183 km²
Population: 252,700 Catholics (18.7% of 1,351,580 total) (2020)
Statistics: 81 parishes, 189 priests (139 diocesan, 50 religious), 119 deacons, 300 lay religious (60 brothers, 240 sisters), 12 seminarians (2020)
Patron Saint: Holy Name of Jesus (January 3)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: April 29
Last updated on 2023.02.02
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