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Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown

1961 establishments in PennsylvaniaChristian organizations established in 1961Culture of Allentown, PennsylvaniaRoman Catholic Diocese of AllentownRoman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena, Allentown PA 01
Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena, Allentown PA 01

The Diocese of Allentown (Latin: Diœcesis Alanpolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The mother church of the Diocese of Allentown is the Cathedral Church of Saint Catharine of Siena Allentown. As of 2023, the bishop of Allentown is Alfred A. Schlert. The Diocese of Allentown covers Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton and Schuylkill counties. It has a Catholic population of 258,997 as of 2015, approximately 20.4% of the total population. The diocese maintains 80 parishes, 30 Catholic elementary schools, and seven Catholic high schools.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown
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18102 Allentown
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