speak their own languages. In May, 1901, the counties of Cambria, Blair, Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset were taken from the Diocese of Pittsburg to form, with several counties from the Diocese of Harrisburg, the new Diocese of Altoona.Phelan automatically became bishop of Pittsburgh upon the death of Bishop Tuigg on December 7, 1889. Richard Phelan died on December 20, 1904, at age 76, at St. Paul's Orphan Asylum in Pittsburgh. He was buried in St. Mary Cemetery in the city's Lawrenceville neighborhood. References Sources External links Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh History of Bishops webpage Photos of Phelan's tombstone and inscription 1828 births 1904 deaths People from County Kilkenny Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) St. Mary's Seminary and University alumni Roman Catholic bishops of Pittsburgh 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States American Roman Catholic clergy of Irish descent