Wheeling-Charleston (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Mark Edward Brennan, Bishop Michael Joseph Bransfield, Bishop Emeritus General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseName Changed: 21 August 1974 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Baltimore Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman)State: West VirginiaCountry: United States of AmericaSquare Kilometers: 62,755 (24,239 Square Miles)Conference Region: IV (DC, DE, MD, VA, VI, WV) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: WHOfficial Web Site: http://www.dwc.org/ Mailing Address: Chancery Office, 1311 Byron St., P.O. Box 230, Wheeling, WV 26003, USATelephone: (304)233-0880Fax: 233-0890

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Date Event From To
Diocese of Wheeling
19 July 1850 Erected Diocese of Richmond Diocese of Wheeling (erected) (Virginia west of the Allegheny Mountains and West of Maryland)
28 May 1974 Territory Lost Diocese of Wheeling (area in Virginia) Diocese of Richmond
28 May 1974 Territory Added Diocese of Richmond (area in West Virginia) Diocese of Wheeling
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
21 August 1974 Name Changed Diocese of Wheeling Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
Diocese of Wheeling
1950 89,251 2,338,270 3.8% 99 39 138 646 520 84 ap1951
1966 104,364 2,191,942 4.8% 107 84 191 546 83 694 103 ap1967
1970 98,062 2,191,942 4.5% 126 78 204 480 97 575 103 ap1971
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
1976 95,602 1,744,237 5.5% 122 64 186 513 2 70 465 104 ap1977
1980 102,098 1,810,000 5.6% 130 88 218 468 11 107 453 121 ap1981
1990 105,890 2,097,200 5.0% 122 61 183 578 32 68 373 126 ap1991
1999 97,232 1,815,787 5.4% 122 42 164 592 30 14 304 113 ap2000
2000 97,232 1,815,787 5.4% 109 60 169 575 29 73 260 113 ap2001
2001 69,614 1,806,928 3.9% 114 66 180 386 29 82 251 108 ap2002
2002 69,614 1,806,926 3.9% 111 61 172 404 32 81 247 112 ap2003
2003 83,325 1,801,916 4.6% 98 80 178 468 32 98 236 103 ap2004
2004 100,614 1,801,916 5.6% 105 66 171 588 31 85 221 100 ap2005
2010 112,960 1,901,137 5.9% 108 52 160 706 46 64 153 111 ap2011
2014 116,500 1,958,000 5.9% 109 45 154 756 45 55 122 110 ap2015
2017 111,670 1,858,650 6.0% 101 39 140 797 41 43 102 110 ap2018
2020 109,260 1,818,470 6.0% 105 40 145 753 50 45 86 91 ap2021
2022 110,000 1,826,000 6.0% 108 36 144 763 37 41 76 92 ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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