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The Diocese of Scranton (Latin: Dioecesis Scrantonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a suffragan see of Archdiocese of Philadelphia, established on March 3, 1868. The mother church of the Diocese of Scranton is St. Peter's Cathedral in ...
The diocese comprises 41 parishes divided into five seniorates: Scranton, Plymouth, Philadelphia, New York/New Jersey, and Mohawk Valley. [1] For each seniorate, there is appointed an Administrative Senior, who is a priest of the diocese charged with responsibilities throughout the area of the seniorate.
The church was built in 1867, as the parish church of St. Vincent de Paul.In 1883–84, a project was undertaken to remodel and embellish the church, which by now was the central church of the diocese, and on September 28, 1884, the new mother church of the diocese was consecrated by Archbishop P. J. Ryan of Philadelphia, and its name changed to the Cathedral of St. Peter, marking its new role ...
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On February 23, 2010, Bambera was appointed as bishop of Scranton by Pope Benedict XVI. [6] [7] Following the appointment, Bambera stated, With deep humility, I offer thanks to Almighty God through whose providence and grace I've been called to serve the people of God in the Diocese of Scranton as bishop...As we begin a new chapter in the life of the Diocese of Scranton, may we continue to ...
Joseph Francis Martino (born May 1, 1946) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Scranton in Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2009. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from 1996 to 2003.
Thomas Charles O'Reilly (February 22, 1873 – March 25, 1938) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Latin Diocese of Scranton in Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1938. Biography
William O'Hara died in Scranton on February 3, 1899, at age 82. [8] At the time of his death, he was the oldest Catholic bishop in the United States. [ 1 ] He was buried under the main altar of St. Peter's Cathedral [ 6 ] before being exhumed and reinterred at Cathedral Cemetery in Scranton.