PRINTER'S NO. 3182
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
764
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY KAVULICH, RYAN, PASHINSKI, MURT, STAATS,
HENNESSEY, R. BROWN, HILL-EVANS, CALTAGIRONE, KNOWLES,
BOBACK, READSHAW, TOOHIL, BURNS, NEILSON, BARBIN, DAVIS,
HICKERNELL, MILLARD, DiGIROLAMO, MULLERY, PICKETT, WATSON,
WARD, DRISCOLL AND SCHWEYER, MARCH 16, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 16, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Diocese of Scranton on commemorating 150
years of faith and service to Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Diocese of Scranton was originally a component
of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia until it was formally
recognized as an independent diocese in 1868 by Pope Pius IX;
and
WHEREAS, St. Augustine's parish, founded in 1824 in
Susquehanna County, was the first church within the 11-county
diocese; and
WHEREAS, By the 20th century, the diocese had expanded to 239
parishes, half of which identified as national parishes
reflecting the language of the immigrant groups they served; and
WHEREAS, Currently, there are 120 parishes and 276,594
Catholics within the diocese; and
WHEREAS, The Diocese of Scranton impacted the history of
northeastern and northcentral Pennsylvania by establishing
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institutions of education, health care and industry; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the diocese, there are four Catholic
colleges and universities, four diocesan high schools, 16
elementary schools and two Catholic hospitals; and
WHEREAS, The Diocese of Scranton is commemorating its
formation 150 years ago with a yearlong celebration under the
theme, "The Journey Makes Us One"; and
WHEREAS, The diocese held a sesquicentennial mass on March 4,
2018, which was the anniversary of the founding of the diocese;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the
Diocese of Scranton on commemorating 150 years of faith and
service in Pennsylvania.
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