Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania

Diocese of Central Pennsylvania
Location
CountryUnited States
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince III
Statistics
Congregations62
Members9,115 (2021)
Information
DenominationEpiscopal Church
EstablishedNovember 29, 1904
CathedralSt Stephen's Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopAudrey Scanlan
Map
Location of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania
Location of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania
Website
www.diocesecpa.org
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Harrisburg

The Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania is one of the dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.[1][2] It was established in 1904 as the Diocese of Harrisburg, separating from the original Diocese of Central Pennsylvania now known as the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem.[3]

The seat of the bishop and home of the diocesan offices is St. Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral at 221 North Front Street in Downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ "Diocese of Central Pennsylvania: Episcopal Appointments by Bishops Howe and Rulison." Reading, Pennsylvania: The Daily Times and Dispatch, March 6, 1886, p. 3 (subscription required).
  2. ^ "Central Diocese of Pennsylvania." Reading, Pennsylvania: Reading Times and Dispatch, June 15, 1881, front page (subscription required).
  3. ^ Journal of the Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Central Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre, Pa; The E.S. Yordly Co. title page, p.50.