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A strong supporter of ecumenism, Hodges established a Commission for Religious Unity in 1964, co-founded the Joint Commission of Roman Catholics and Episcopalians in 1978 with the episcopal bishop of West Virginia, and joined the West Virginia Council of Churches in 1981.
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Roman Catholic churches in West Virginia (3 C) D. Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (2 C, 16 P) E. Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore (13 ...
Southwest of Shepherdstown on WV 480 39°25′37″N 77°48′43″W / 39.4269°N 77.8119°W / 39.4269; -77.8119 ( Morgan-Bedinger-Dandridge Shepherdstown
Morgan's Grove is a rural historic district near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The area is noted for its abundant springs. Several historic houses and farms are in the district, including: Old Stone House and springhouse, c. 1734, belonged to the original settler and family patriarch, Richard Morgan.
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The first Catholic priest to visit what is now West Virginia came in 1832. [2] In 1836, the Rev. Alexander L. Hitzelberger of Norfolk, Virginia visited relatives in Charleston and celebrated Mass in the courthouse. Bishop Richard Vincent Whelan of Richmond visited the city in 1842. Pope Pius IX established the diocese of Wheeling on July 19 ...
The Cathedral of Saint Joseph is home to Wheeling's oldest Catholic parish, dating to 1822 and Mother Church to the city's other parishes. It has been the liturgical heart of the Diocese of Wheeling (originally) since the diocese's erection by Pope Pius IX in 1850 and is an architectural and artistic treasure in both the city and state.