Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States and is comprised of the entire state of South Carolina. It is led by a prelate bishop which serves as pastor of the mother church, Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in the City of Charleston.

The diocese was created from territories of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The Diocese of Charleston was canonically erected on July 11, 1820 by Pope Pius VII.The first bishop was the Most Rev. John England. The present bishop is the Most Rev. Robert J. Baker. The bishop emeritus is Most Rev. David B. Thompson. When the Diocese is financially in order, it will be split in half because of the rapidly growing population of Catholics in South Carolina.

Charleston is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

Contents 1 Schools run by the diocese 2 List of Bishops 3 See also 4 Resources

[edit] Schools run by the diocese

• Bishop England High School — Charleston
• Blessed Sacrement — Charleston
• Cardinal Newman High School — Columbia
• Charleston Catholic School — Charleston
• Christ Our King-Stella Maris — Mount Pleasant
• Nativity School — Charleston
• St. John Neumann Catholic School — Columbia
• St. Joseph's Catholic School — Greenville
• St. Martin de Porres Catholic School — Columbia
• St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic School — Aiken
• St. Peter's Catholic School — Columbia
• Summerville Catholic School — Summerville

[edit] List of Bishops

• First Bishop of Charleston, 1820-1842 - Most Rev. John England
• Second Bishop of Charleston, 1843-1855 - Most Rev. Ignatius A. Reynolds
• Third Bishop of Charleston, 1857-1882 - Most Rev. Patrick N. Lynch
• Fourth Bishop of Charleston, 1883-1916 - Most Rev. Henry P. Northrop
• Fifth Bishop of Charleston, 1916-1927 - Most Rev. William T. Russell
• Sixth Bishop of Charleston, 1927-1949 - Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh
• Seventh Bishop of Charleston, 1950-1958 - Most Rev. John J. Russell
• Eighth Bishop of Charleston, 1958-1962 - Most Rev. Paul J. Hallinan
• Ninth Bishop of Charleston, 1962-1964 - Most Rev. Francis F. Reh
• Tenth Bishop of Charleston, 1964-1990 - Most Rev. Ernest L. Unterkoefler
• Eleventh Bishop of Charleston, 1990-1999 - Most Rev. David B. Thompson
• Twelfth Bishop of Charleston, 1999-present - Most Rev. Robert J. Baker

[edit] See also

• List of Roman Catholic Churches in the Diocese of Charleston

[edit] Resources

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston
• Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the Diocese of Charleston