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The first Catholic mission was founded in Harrisburg in 1806. In 1808, Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of Philadelphia, covering all of Pennsylvania. [5] South central Pennsylvania would remain part of this new diocese for the next 60 years. In Harrisburg, the first Catholic Church, St. Patricks, was established for an Irish congregation in ...
The Diocese of Harrisburg was established by Pope Pius IX on March 3, 1868. [4] St. Patrick's was named the pro-cathedral of the new diocese. Bishop John W. Shanahan proposed at a diocesan synod in 1902 that a permanent cathedral be built in the diocese.
On January 24, 2014, Gainer was appointed the eleventh bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg by Pope Francis. [8] He was installed on March 19, 2014, in the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Harrisburg. As of November 2020, Gainer was serving as chair of the Cross Catholic Outreach, [9] an international charity. Gainer currently serves as the president ...
According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, in 2017 the Diocese of Harrisburg and the Diocese of Greensburg attempted to shut down the grand jury investigation. [10] [11] On July 27, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered that a redacted copy of the grand jury report be released to the public.
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, also known as Conewago Chapel, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus located in Conewago Township (Adams County), Pennsylvania. The church is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg.
Timothy Christian Senior (born March 22, 1960) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Harrisburg since 2023. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from 2009 to 2023, as well as rector and later chancellor of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Pennsylvania.
Thomas McGovern (April 10, 1832—July 25, 1898) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from 1888 until his death in 1898.
Roman Catholic bishops of Harrisburg (11 P) Pages in category "Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.