Diocese of Harrisburg

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:diocese
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:United_States_Conference_of_Catholic_Bishops
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:World_Youth_Day
gptkb:Catholic_Schools_Week
Diocesan Annual Appeal
gptkbp:area approximately 15,000 square miles
gptkbp:bishop gptkb:Bishop_Joseph_P._McFadden
gptkb:Bishop_Ronald_W._Gainer
gptkbp:cathedral gptkb:Cathedral_of_Saint_Patrick
gptkbp:community_outreach Counseling services
Disaster relief efforts
Food banks
Homeless shelters
Refugee assistance programs
gptkbp:community_service gptkb:Catholic_Charities_of_Harrisburg
gptkbp:diocese gptkb:Philadelphia
approximately 89 parishes
gptkbp:established 1868
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historical_significance One of the oldest dioceses in the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Diocese of Harrisburg
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:minister approximately 100 deacons
approximately 200 priests
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Bishop_Ronald_Gainer
gptkb:Bishop_Joseph_McFadden
gptkb:Bishop_William_Henry_Keeler
gptkbp:population approximately 1 million Catholics
gptkbp:region Northeast_United_States
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Dominicans
gptkb:Franciscans
Jesuits
gptkbp:sacraments gptkb:Roman_Rite
Anointing of the Sick
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Holy Orders
Marriage
Funeral rites
Reconciliation
gptkbp:schoolType approximately 40 schools
gptkbp:suffraganDioceses gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Philadelphia
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Central_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:website www.hbgdiocese.org
gptkbp:youth_development Leadership training
Service projects
Summer camps
Confirmation retreats
Peer ministry training
Diocesan_Youth_Ministry