Diocese of Cleveland
Diocese of Cleveland | |
Basic data | |
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Country | United States |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cincinnati |
Diocesan bishop | Edward Malesic (appointed) |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | Anthony Michael Pilla |
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Roger William Gries OSB |
founding | 1847 |
surface | 3,842 km² |
Parishes | 187 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
Residents | 2,774,113 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
Catholics | 682,948 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
proportion of | 24.6% |
Diocesan priest | 371 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
Religious priest | 87 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,491 |
Permanent deacons | 201 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
Friars | 138 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 867 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | English |
cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist |
Website | www.dioceseofcleveland.org |
Ecclesiastical province | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland ( lat. : Dioecesis Clevelandensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Cleveland , Ohio .
history
The Diocese of Cleveland was on April 23, 1847 by Pope Pius IX. established from cessions of territory by the diocese of Cincinnati . On April 15, 1910, the Diocese of Cleveland gave parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Toledo . Another assignment of territory took place on May 15, 1943 to establish the Diocese of Youngstown . The Diocese of Cleveland is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Cincinnati as a suffragan .
territory
The Diocese of Cleveland comprises the areas of Ashland County , Cuyahoga County , Geauga County , Lake County , Lorain County , Medina County , Summit County, and Wayne County .
Bishops of Cleveland
- Louis Amadeus Rappe , 1847-1870
- Richard Gilmour , 1872-1891
- Ignatius Frederick Horstmann , 1891–1908
- John Patrick Farrelly , 1909-1921
- Joseph Schrembs , 1921–1945
- Edward Francis Hoban , 1945–1966
- Clarence George Issenmann , 1966–1974
- James Aloysius Hickey , 1974–1980, then Archbishop of Washington
- Anthony Michael Pilla , 1980-2006
- Richard Gerard Lennon , 2006-2016
- Nelson Jesus Perez , 2017–2020
- Edward Malesic , since 2020
See also
Web links
- www.dioceseofcleveland.org Official website (English)
- Entry for the Diocese of Cleveland on catholic-hierarchy.org