Diocese of Allentown, USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Allentown / Alanopolitan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Philadelphia

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Holy Name of Jesus (January 3)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: April 29

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1961.01.28: Established as Diocese of Allentown / Alanopolitan(us) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia and became suffragan of Philadelphia)

Contact Info

Address: 4029 W. Tilghman St., P.O. Box F, Allentown, PA 18105-1538, USA

Phone: +1 (610) 437-0755

Present Prelates

Bishop (2017.06.27 – ...):

Bishop Alfred Andrew Schlert (63)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Allentown (Roman Rite)

Bishop Alfred Andrew Schlert (63)
(2017.06.27 – ...)

Bishop of Allentown (USA)

Pasce oves meas

Born:	1961.07.24 (Easton, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1987.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:	2017.08.31

Priest of Allentown (USA) (1987.09.19 – 2017.06.27)

Bishop of Allentown (USA) (2017.06.27 – ...)

Bishop John Oliver Barres (64)
(2009.05.27 – 2016.12.09)

Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA)

Holiness and mission

Born:	1960.09.20 (Larchmont, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1989.10.21
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.07.30

Priest of Wilmington (USA) (1989.10.21 – 2009.05.27)

Bishop of Allentown (USA) (2009.05.27 – 2016.12.09)

Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA) (2016.12.09 – ...)

Bishop Edward Peter Cullen
(1997.12.16 – 2009.05.27)

Christ, Church, Compassion

Born:	1933.03.15 (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1962.05.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.04.14
Died:	2023.05.09 (Allentown, PA, USA † 90)

Priest of Philadelphia (USA) (1962.05.19 – 1994.02.08)

Titular Bishop of Paria in Proconsolare (1994.02.08 – 1997.12.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) (1994.02.08 – 1997.12.16)

Bishop of Allentown (USA) (1997.12.16 – 2009.05.27)

Bishop Thomas Jerome Welsh
(1983.02.03 – 1997.12.15)

Born:	1921.12.20 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1946.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1970.04.02
Died:	2009.02.19 († 87)

Titular Bishop of Inis Cathaig (1970.02.18 – 1974.06.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) (1970.02.18 – 1974.06.04)

Bishop of Arlington (USA) (1974.06.04 – 1983.02.03)

Bishop of Allentown (USA) (1983.02.03 – 1997.12.15)

Bishop Joseph Mark McShea
(1961.02.11 – 1983.02.03)

Sub umbra Petri

Born:	1907.02.22 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1931.12.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1952.03.19
Died:	1991.11.28 († 84)

Titular Bishop of Mina (1952.02.08 – 1961.02.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) (1952.02.08 – 1961.02.11)

Bishop of Allentown (USA) (1961.02.11 – 1983.02.03)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. Catherine of Siena, Allentown, Pennsylvania
National Shrine: National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Churches by City (106)

Harrisburg (←), Scranton (↑), Metuchen (→), Philadelphia (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 7,183 km²

Population: 248,100 Catholics (18.7% of 1,327,185 total)

Pastoral Centres: 80 parishes

Personnel: 169 priests (132 diocesan, 37 religious), 111 deacons, 270 religious (43 brothers, 227 sisters), 15 seminarians