Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem

This article is about the Episcopal diocese formerly known as the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania. For the current Episcopal diocese of the same name, see Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania.
Diocese of Bethlehem
Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Location
CountryUnited States
Ecclesiastical provinceIII (Middle Atlantic)
Statistics
Parishes56 (2023)
Members6,959 (2023)
Information
DenominationEpiscopal Church
EstablishedNovember 8, 1871
CathedralCathedral Church of the Nativity[1]
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Current leadership
BishopKevin D. Nichols
Map
Location of the Diocese of Bethlehem
Location of the Diocese of Bethlehem
Website
diobeth.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem covers fourteen counties in Pennsylvania to the north and west of Philadelphia. The current bishop, the Rt. Rev. Kevin D. Nichols, was elected as Bishop on April 28, 2018,[2] and consecrated on September 15, 2018.[3] The cathedral is the Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The pro-Cathedral is St. Stephen's Cathedral in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ The Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem Team Directory Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ The Rev. Canon Kevin Nichols Elected IX Bishop of Bethlehem, Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, retrieved April 28, 2018
  3. ^ The Rt Rev. Kevin D. Nichols, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, retrieved January 2, 2020