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Date | Event | From | To |
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11 August 1843 | Erected | Diocese of Philadelphia | Diocese of Pittsburgh (erected) (Western Pennsylvania) |
29 July 1853 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pittsburgh | Diocese of Erie (erected) (Counties of Erie, Warren, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Clarion, Jefferson, Elk, McKeon, Potter, and Clearfield) |
12 February 1875 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Erie (from Baltimore to Philadelphia)
Diocese of Harrisburg (from Baltimore to Philadelphia) Diocese of Pittsburgh (from Baltimore to Philadelphia) Diocese of Scranton (from Baltimore to Philadelphia) | |
11 January 1876 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pittsburgh | Diocese of Allegheny (erected) (Counties of Huntingdon, Blair, Bedford, Cambria, Indiana, Westmorland, Butler, Armstrong, and part of Allegheny) |
1 July 1889 | Territory Added | Diocese of Allegheny (suppressed) | Diocese of Pittsburgh |
30 May 1901 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Harrisburg (Counties of Lycoming and Center)
Diocese of Pittsburgh (Counties of Cambria, Blair, Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset) | Diocese of Altoona (erected) |
10 March 1951 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pittsburgh (Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland, and Fayette) | Diocese of Greensburg (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1950 | 805,699 | 2,659,235 | 30.3% | 726 | 251 | 977 | 824 | 317 | 3,370 | 412 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 924,088 | 2,306,112 | 40.1% | 599 | 284 | 883 | 1,046 | 454 | 5,092 | 316 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 924,893 | 2,327,771 | 39.7% | 536 | 323 | 859 | 1,076 | 425 | 5,013 | 321 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 949,146 | 2,264,071 | 41.9% | 602 | 283 | 885 | 1,072 | 25 | 389 | 3,088 | 321 | ap1977 |
1980 | 912,959 | 2,271,000 | 40.2% | 575 | 243 | 818 | 1,116 | 25 | 387 | 3,000 | 321 | ap1981 |
1990 | 839,070 | 2,163,084 | 38.8% | 594 | 191 | 785 | 1,068 | 26 | 249 | 2,184 | 309 | ap1991 |
1999 | 755,459 | 1,995,320 | 37.9% | 500 | 125 | 625 | 1,208 | 18 | 47 | 1,764 | 218 | ap2000 |
2000 | 754,127 | 1,964,832 | 38.4% | 496 | 123 | 619 | 1,218 | 53 | 159 | 1,707 | 218 | ap2001 |
2001 | 753,147 | 1,939,656 | 38.8% | 483 | 120 | 603 | 1,249 | 54 | 158 | 1,587 | 216 | ap2002 |
2002 | 793,417 | 1,975,373 | 40.2% | 469 | 122 | 591 | 1,342 | 50 | 161 | 1,538 | 215 | ap2003 |
2003 | 812,078 | 1,967,494 | 41.3% | 453 | 123 | 576 | 1,409 | 50 | 158 | 1,458 | 215 | ap2004 |
2004 | 815,719 | 1,966,067 | 41.5% | 442 | 118 | 560 | 1,456 | 49 | 157 | 1,418 | 215 | ap2005 |
2013 | 829,000 | 2,028,000 | 40.9% | 354 | 103 | 457 | 1,814 | 79 | 135 | 1,003 | 204 | ap2014 |
2016 | 847,000 | 2,071,000 | 40.9% | 335 | 106 | 441 | 1,920 | 100 | 139 | 881 | 200 | ap2017 |
2019 | 630,033 | 1,907,433 | 33.0% | 332 | 98 | 430 | 1,465 | 92 | 114 | 746 | 188 | ap2020 |
2021 | 625,490 | 1,893,567 | 33.0% | 328 | 85 | 413 | 1,514 | 97 | 109 | 697 | 107 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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