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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg was formed on March 3, 1868 as decreed by Pope Pius IX. The diocese covers 15 counties of south-central Pennsylvania including: Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union and York. The seat of the bishop is in St. Patricks Cathedral (built 1907), which stands one block away from the Pennsylvania State Capitol.

Roman Catholic Bishops of the Diocese of Harrisburg (and their terms of service):

• Right Rev. Jeremiah F. Shanahan (1868-1886)
• Right Rev. Thomas McGovern (1888-1898)
• Right Rev. John W. Shanahan (1899-1916)
• Most Rev. Philip R. McDevitt (1916-1935)
• Most Rev. George L. Leech (1935-1971)
• Most Rev. Joseph T. Daley (1971-1983)
• Most Rev. William Henry Keeler (1983-1989)
• Most Rev. Nicholas C. Dattilo (1990-2004)
• Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades (2004-present)

Other notable members (and their terms of service):

• Very Rev. David M. O'Connell (1987–1998)

High schools

• Bishop McDevitt High School
• Delone Catholic High School
• Lancaster Catholic High School
• Lebanon Catholic High School
• Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School
• Trinity High School
• York Catholic High School

External links

Wikisource has an original article from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia about:

Diocese of Harrisburg

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg
• More info: http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dharr

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