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As of 2023, the bishop of Allentown is Alfred A. Schlert. The Diocese of Allentown covers Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton and Schuylkill counties. It has a Catholic population of 258,997 as of 2015, approximately 20.4% of the total population. The diocese maintains 80 parishes, 30 Catholic elementary schools, and seven Catholic high schools.
Pages in category "Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Bishop McShea's grave on the grounds of the Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena in Allentown, Pennsylvania. McShea was appointed the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Allentown by Pope John XXIII on February 11, 1961. [3] His installation took place at the Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena in Allentown on April 11, 1961. [4]
Diocese of Allentown St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Pottsville, Pennsylvania . The seventh oldest church in the Allentown Diocese , it was established in 1841, and is located at Tenth and Mahantongo Streets. [ 1 ]
Aloysius R. Callaghan, STL, JCD (born September 15, 1946) is a Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Allentown and rector emeritus of the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity. He has also served in various roles in the Vatican and the Archdiocese for the Military Services.
The pastor of any particular church other than an ordinariate must be episcopally ordained, but his title conforms to that of his jurisdiction: the pastor of an archdiocese is an archbishop, the pastor of a diocese is a bishop, the pastor of an archeparchy is an archeparch, the pastor of an eparchy is an eparch, and the pastor of an exarchate is an exarch.
Allentown Central Catholic High School (ACCHS), often referred to as Central Catholic or Central, is a private, parochial school located at 301 N. 4th Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The school is managed by the Diocese of Allentown , and predominantly serves students from the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania .
Thomas Jerome Welsh (December 20, 1921 – February 19, 2009) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church.He served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania (1970-1974), as bishop of the Diocese of Arlington in Virginia (1974–1983) and as bishop of the Diocese of Allentown in Pennsylvania (1983–1997).