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The Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston (Latin: Dioecesis Vhelingensis–Carolopolitanus) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church comprising West Virginia in the United States.
On October 4, 1974, Pope Paul VI renamed the Diocese of Wheeling as the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and Sacred Heart Church became the co-cathedral for the diocese. In 1980, the Capuchins left the parish after ministering at the parish for 79 years.
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.
Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (5 P) Pages in category "Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Mark Edward Brennan (born February 6, 1947) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston since 2019. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore from 2017 to 2019.
Articles detailing Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling (1850–1974) and Bishops of Wheeling–Charleston (1974–present).
Michael Joseph Bransfield (born September 8, 1943) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.Bransfield served as bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia from 2005 to 2018.
Bernard William Schmitt (August 17, 1928 – August 16, 2011) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia from March 29, 1989, to December 9, 2004. [1]