Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia (Latin: Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Philadelphiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Philadelphiensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Philadelphia and the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Metropolitan Province of Philadelphia |
| Headquarters | 222 North 17th St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,183 sq mi (5,650 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 4,119,268 1,437,400 (34.9%) |
| Parishes | 214 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 8, 1808 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Primary), Peter and Paul (Titular) |
| Secular priests | 274 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Nelson J. Perez |
| Auxiliary Bishops | John J. McIntyre Keith J. Chylinski (elect), Christopher R. Cooke (elect), Efren V. Esmilla (elect) |
| Bishops emeritus | Justin Rigali Charles Joseph Chaput, OFM Cap Edward Michael Deliman Michael J. Fitzgerald |
| Map | |
Location of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania | |
| Website | |
| archphila.org | |
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia originally included all of Pennsylvania and Delaware, along with seven counties and parts of three counties in New Jersey. The diocese was raised to an archdiocese in 1875. The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.
As of 2023, Nelson J. Pérez is the archbishop of Philadelphia.
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