Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania

The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America encompassing the counties of Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Chester and Delaware in the state of Pennsylvania.

Diocese of Pennsylvania

Diœcesis Pennsilvaniensis
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPhiladelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince III
Statistics
Congregations133 (2021)
Members35,606 (2021)
Information
DenominationEpiscopal Church
EstablishedMay 24, 1784
CathedralPhiladelphia Episcopal Cathedral
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Current leadership
BishopDaniel G. P. Gutierrez
Map

Location of the Diocese of Pennsylvania
Website
diopa.org

The diocese has 36,641 members in 2020 in 134 congregations. In March 2016, Daniel G. P. Gutierrez was elected Bishop Diocesan; he was consecrated and assumed office on July 16, 2016. Upon becoming bishop in 2016, Gutiérrez implemented a strategy of experimentation and adaptation.

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