CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Published on October 9, 2003

EXHIBIT 23.2

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and the related Prospectus of The PNC
Financial Services Group, Inc. for the registration of 6,900,000 shares of its
Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share, together with Preferred Stock Purchase
Rights, if any, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated March 1, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
relative to the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, of The PNC Financial
Services Group, Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP



Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 8, 2003