Diocese of Erie

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Michael J. O’Connor, S.J. † (29 Jul 1853 Appointed - 20 Dec 1853 Appointed, Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
• Joshua Maria (Moody) Young † (20 Dec 1853 Appointed - 18 Sep 1866 Died)
• Tobias Mullen † (3 Mar 1868 Appointed - 15 Sep 1899 Retired)
• John Edmund Fitzmaurice † (15 Sep 1899 Succeeded - 18 Jun 1920 Died)
• John Mark Gannon † (26 Aug 1920 Appointed - 9 Dec 1966 Retired)
• John Francis Whealon † (9 Dec 1966 Appointed - 28 Dec 1968 Appointed, Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut)
• Alfred Michael Watson † (17 Mar 1969 Appointed - 16 Jul 1982 Retired)
• Michael Joseph Murphy † (16 Jul 1982 Succeeded - 2 Jun 1990 Retired)
• Donald Walter Trautman † (2 Jun 1990 Appointed - 31 Jul 2012 Retired)
• Lawrence Thomas Persico (31 Jul 2012 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	153,691	766,873	20.0%	199	103	302	508		118	915	123	ap1951
1966	220,285	853,167	25.8%	294	19	313	703		99	1,242	127	ap1967
1970	209,206	874,471	23.9%	269	56	325	643		72	977	130	ap1971
1976	207,238	857,035	24.2%	273	47	320	647		60	825	126	ap1977
1980	223,000	877,000	25.4%	278	51	329	677		62	731	158	ap1981
1990	213,749	875,000	24.4%	241	24	265	806	1	24	662	155	ap1991
1999	229,659	874,900	26.2%	244	15	259	886	11	2	518	127	ap2000
2000	233,586	871,612	26.8%	231	14	245	953	15	16	512	127	ap2001
2001	230,016	865,041	26.6%	224	15	239	962	16	17	451	127	ap2002
2002	227,162	874,057	26.0%	225	14	239	950	23	16	459	126	ap2003
2003	225,197	874,057	25.8%	221	9	230	979	25	9	438	126	ap2004
2004	225,607	874,057	25.8%	213	9	222	1,016	31	9	425	126	ap2005
2006	230,000	890,000	25.8%	202	8	210	1,095	41	8	421	125	ap2007
2010	221,508	851,955	26.0%	182	6	188	1,178	56	6	319	120	ap2011
2012	221,550	868,000	25.5%	186	7	193	1,147	62	7	304	117	ap2013
2013	224,000	874,000	25.6%	176	7	183	1,224	60	7	299	116	ap2014
2016	202,239	842,661	24.0%	161	6	167	1,211	73	6	274	116	ap2017
2019	198,249	826,036	24.0%	160	4	164	1,208	75	4	237	97	ap2020
2021	195,243	813,513	24.0%	160	4	164	1,190	74	4	213	96	ap2022
2023	194,456	810,232	24.0%	158	5	163	1,192	77	5	179	94	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Mark Leonard Bartchak (Deacon: 22 Sep 1980; Priest: 15 May 1981 to 14 Jan 2011)
• Lawrence Eugene Brandt (Priest: 19 Dec 1969 to 2 Jan 2004)
• Edward Mark Lohse (Deacon: 22 Oct 1988; Priest: 21 Apr 1989 to 23 May 2023)
• Lawrence Thomas Persico (Bishop: 31 Jul 2012 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Thomas Francis Brennan † (Priest: 14 Jul 1880 to 9 Jan 1891)
• John Edmund Fitzmaurice † (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Dec 1897; Bishop: 15 Sep 1899 to 18 Jun 1920)
• John Mark Gannon † (Priest: 21 Dec 1901; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Nov 1917; Bishop: 26 Aug 1920; Archbishop (Personal Title): 25 Nov 1953 to 9 Dec 1966)
• Lawrence Leo Graner, C.S.C. †
• Richard Thomas Guilfoyle † (Priest: 2 Jun 1917 to 8 Aug 1936)
• William Tibertus McCarty, C.SS.R. †
• Urban Eugen McGarry, T.O.R. †
• Edward Peter McManaman † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jul 1948 to 18 Jul 1964)
• Tobias Mullen † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1868 to 15 Sep 1899)
• Michael Joseph Murphy † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Nov 1978; Bishop: 16 Jul 1982 to 2 Jun 1990)
• Michael J. O’Connor, S.J. † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1853 to 20 Dec 1853)
• Vasile Louis Puscas † (Priest: 14 May 1942 to Jan 1960)
• Anthony Joseph Schuler, S.J. †
• Donald Walter Trautman † (Bishop: 2 Jun 1990 to 31 Jul 2012)
• Alfred Michael Watson † (Priest: 10 May 1934; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 May 1965; Bishop: 17 Mar 1969 to 16 Jul 1982)
• John Francis Whealon † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1966 to 28 Dec 1968)
• Joshua Maria (Moody) Young † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1853 to 18 Sep 1866)

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