Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie (Latin: Dioecesis Eriensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in western Pennsylvania. It was founded on July 29, 1853. It is one of seven suffragan sees in Pennsylvania that make up the Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia, which is headed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Size of diocese
Erie is geographically the largest diocese in Pennsylvania, covering 9,936 square miles (25,734.12 km2). Erie diocese covers 13 counties in Northwestern Pennsylvania. About 220,000 Catholics (74,000 families) reside in the diocese. They educate 14,000 children and youth in their religious education programs.
Vicariates and parishes
The diocese is divided into three vicariates:
Historically significant parishes include:
Oldest Existing Parishes by Church Dedication Dates:
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By The Blood Flowing Through My Veins
by: Days Of YoreRun, run, daring not to turn back, just tell me why
My every step sounds like one more nail in your coffin
Of this grind, I expected all but your demise
the innocent lamb dying for the wicked one's sins
Breaking the silence of this harrowing night
Till the end of times my desperate cry shall echo
I swear that I will grant myself respite
But when my lost beloved is avenged a hundredfold
As I see your face looking back at me
I can hear the obscene laugh of fatality
Under the moonlight, my inner demons are freed
No time to rest yet, we have to stop...this evil dream