Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton

Diocese of Scranton

Dioecesis Scrantonensis
St. Peter's Cathedral
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Scranton
Location
CountryUnited States of America
TerritoryNortheastern Pennsylvania
Ecclesiastical provincePhiladelphia
Statistics
Area22,913 km2 (8,847 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
1,122,040 (est.)
282,400 (est.)
Parishes118
Churches167
Schools19
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 3, 1868
CathedralSt. Peter's Cathedral
Patron saintPeter
Secular priests215 (diocesan)
66 (Religious Orders)
90 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Bambera
Metropolitan ArchbishopNelson J. Perez
Bishops emeritusJoseph Martino
Map
Website
dioceseofscranton.org

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 Scranton.