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The Diocese of Philadelphia, erected on [[April 8]], [[1808]], was elevated to Archdiocese on [[February 12]], [[1875]]. It is the [[metropolitan bishop|metropolitan]] see of the [[ecclesiastical province|Province]] of Pennsylvania, which includes the suffragan bishopric sees of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown|Allentown]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown|Altoona-Johnstown]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie|Erie]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg|Greensburg]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg|Harrisburg]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]], and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton|Scranton]].
The seat of the bishop is in the [[Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul|Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul]]. It is the only metropolitan see in the United States that had two members, Bishop [[John Neumann]] and Mother [[Katherine Drexel]], elevated to sainthood.
The following is a list of the '''Roman Catholic Bishops and Archbishops of the Diocese and Archdiocese of Philadelphia''' (and their terms of service).
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