Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Archidiœcesis Philadelphiensis | |
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| 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) |
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| Parishes | 214 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 8, 1808 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul |
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| Secular priests | 274 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Nelson J. Perez |
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Location of the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania | |
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The Archdiocese of Philadelphia (Latin: Archidiœcesis 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.
In 2012, diocese priest William Lynn became the first Catholic official to be convicted in the United States of covering up abuses by other priests in his charge. In 2020, the ongoing sexual abuse scandal in the archdiocese was expected to result in payment of $126 million to victims.
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. As of 2024, Nelson J. Pérez is the archbishop of Philadelphia.