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The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston owns a multi-million dollar investment portfolio that it received as a donation by Sara Tracy in the early 20th century. Born in 1827 in New York City, Tracy inherited a large estate from her brother, Edward Tracy.
Mark Edward Brennan (born February 6, 1947) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who is bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia. He was installed on August 22, 2019. [1] [2] Brennan previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Maryland from 2017 to 2019.
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.
The pastor of any particular church other than an ordinariate must be episcopally ordained, but his title conforms to that of his jurisdiction: the pastor of an archdiocese is an archbishop, the pastor of a diocese is a bishop, the pastor of an archeparchy is an archeparch, the pastor of an eparchy is an eparch, and the pastor of an exarchate is an exarch.
Joseph Howard Hodges (October 8, 1911 – January 27, 1985) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston from 1962 until his death in 1985. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Richmond in Virginia from 1952 to 1961.
Articles detailing Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling (1850–1974) and Bishops of Wheeling–Charleston (1974–present).
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.