Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia

*Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Philadelphiensis*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia; Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Philadelphiensis
Catholic
	Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia
	Coat of arms
	Flag
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.
Coordinates	39°57′26″N 75°10′04″W / 39.95722°N 75.16778°W
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; 216 years ago
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; Christopher R. Cooke; Efren V. Esmilla;
Bishops emeritus	Justin Rigali; Charles Joseph Chaput; Edward Michael Deliman; Michael J. Fitzgerald;
Map
	; Location of the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania
Website
	archphila.org

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.

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.^[2]

^ Bochanski, Philip G (February 14, 2020). "Heraldic Achievement of Most Reverend Nelson J. Perez Tenth Archbishop of Philadelphia" (PDF). Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
^ Roebuck, Jeremy (23 January 2020). "Bishop Nelson Perez of Cleveland named Philadelphia's next archbishop, replacing Charles Chaput". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

[1] Bochanski, Philip G (February 14, 2020). "Heraldic Achievement of Most Reverend Nelson J. Perez Tenth Archbishop of Philadelphia" (PDF). Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

[2] Roebuck, Jeremy (23 January 2020). "Bishop Nelson Perez of Cleveland named Philadelphia's next archbishop, replacing Charles Chaput". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

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