Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston

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This is the seal of the Diocese of Charleston
This is the seal of the Diocese of Charleston

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.[1] 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.[2] Its first bishop was John England. Charleston is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.[3]

The diocese was created from territories of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.[4] The Diocese of Charleston was canonically erected on July 11, 1820 by Pope Pius VII making it the seventh oldest Roman Catholic diocese in the United States.

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[edit] Cathedral

Consecrated on April 6, 1854 the Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar was the original motherchurch of the diocese. On December 11, 1861, it was destroyed in a fire that consumed most of the city. The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist was built to replace the original and sits on the foundation of the ruins.[5]

[edit] List of Bishops[6]

This is the Episcopal Seal of the Most Rev. Robert J. Baker, XII Bishop of Charleston
This is the Episcopal Seal of the Most Rev. Robert J. Baker, XII Bishop of Charleston
  • 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] Schools run by the diocese

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dchas.html
  2. ^ http://www.catholic-doc.org/cathedral/
  3. ^ http://www.archatl.com/about/provinceofatlanta.html
  4. ^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dchas.html
  5. ^ http://www.catholic-doc.org/cathedral/history.htm
  6. ^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dchas.html

[edit] See also

[edit] Resources

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