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The Diocese of Harrisburg (Latin: Diœcesis Harrisburgensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in south central Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia .
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.
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.
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 ...
The church is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg. Description. The Basilica was built between 1785 and 1787, ...
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, they worked to save a faltering church near the capital dome. It failed. ... In March last year, the diocese completed a report detailing Meier’s multiple lies.
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.
Pages in category "Roman Catholic bishops of Harrisburg" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.