History
The diocese is one of the nine original Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
The first bishop of Pennsylvania, William White, also served as the first and fourth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.
In 1865, the diocese was divided into two parts, and the western part became known as the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh.
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