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Archdiocese of Philadelphia
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
The
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
is an ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
of the
Roman Catholic Church
in
southeastern
Pennsylvania
, in the
United States
. It covers the
City and County of Philadelphia
as well as
Bucks
,
Chester
,
Delaware
, and
Montgomery
counties. The diocese was erected by
Pope Pius VII
on April 8, 1808, from territories of the
Archdiocese of Baltimore
. Originally the diocese included all of
Pennsylvania
,
Delaware
, and seven counties and parts of three counties in
New Jersey
. The diocese was raised to the dignity of a
metropolitan archdiocese
on February 12, 1875. The seat of the
archbishop
is the
Cathedral-Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul
.
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