Diocese of Columbus
Diocese of Columbus | |
Basic data | |
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Country | United States |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cincinnati |
Diocesan bishop | Robert John Brennan |
Emeritus diocesan bishop |
James Anthony Griffin Frederick Francis Campbell |
Vicar General | Stephan Joseph Moloney |
founding | 1868 |
surface | 29,282 km² |
Parishes | 106 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
Residents | 2,465,464 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
Catholics | 261.103 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
proportion of | 10.6% |
Diocesan priest | 176 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
Religious priest | 40 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,209 |
Permanent deacons | 87 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
Friars | 43 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
Religious sisters | 281 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | English |
cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
Website | www.colsdioc.org |
Ecclesiastical province | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus ( lat. : Dioecesis Columbensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Columbus , Ohio .
history
The diocese Columbus was on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX. built from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On October 21, 1944, the Diocese of Columbus gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Steubenville .
territory
The territory of the Diocese of Columbus includes the counties Coshocton , Delaware , Fairfield , Fayette , Franklin , Hardin , Hocking , Holmes , Jackson , Knox , Licking , Madison , Marion , Morrow , Perry , Pickaway , Pike , Ross , Scioto , Tuscarawas , Union , Vinton and Washington .
Bishops of Columbus
- Sylvester Horton Rosecrans , 1868–1878
- John Ambrose Watterson , 1880-1899
- Henry Moeller , 1900–1903, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati
- James Joseph Hartley , 1903-1944
- Michael Joseph Ready , 1944–1957
- Clarence George Issenmann , 1957–1964, then Coadjutor Bishop of Cleveland
- John Carberry , 1965–1968, then Archbishop of Saint Louis
- Clarence Edward Elwell , 1968-1973
- Edward John Herrmann , 1973–1982
- James Anthony Griffin , 1983-2004
- Frederick Francis Campbell , 2004-2019
- Robert John Brennan , since 2019