Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus (Latin: Dioecesis Columbensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati covering 23 counties in Ohio. Columbus, Ohio is the episcopal see of the diocese. The diocese was erected on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX out of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. On October 21, 1944 the diocese lost territory when Pope Pius XII erected the Diocese of Steubenville.
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[edit] Bishops
The bishops of the diocese, in the order they served, are:
- Sylvester Horton Rosecrans (1868–1878) died
- John Ambrose Watterson (1880–1899) died
- Henry Moeller (1900–1903) appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati
- James Joseph Hartley (1903–1944) died
- Michael Joseph Ready (1944–1957) died
- Clarence George Issenmann (1957–1964) appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cleveland
- John Joseph Carberry (1965–1968) appointed Archbishop of Saint Louis and elevated to Cardinal in 1969
- Clarence Edward Elwell (1968–1973) died
- Edward John Herrmann (1973–1982) retired
- James Anthony Griffin (1983–2004) retired
- Frederick Francis Campbell (2005—)
- note: Father Nicholas Aloysius Gallagher served as Apostolic Administrator sede vacante between Rosecrans' death in 1878 and Watterson's appointment in 1880. He would later be appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston in 1882 and succeed in 1892.
[edit] Affiliated Bishops
- Francis William Howard, Bishop of Covington (1923–1944) was a priest in the Diocese of Columbus (1891–1923)
- Edward Gerard Hettinger was Auxiliary Bishop of Columbus (1941–1977)
- George Avis Fulcher was Auxiliary Bishop of Columbus (1976–1983) before being appointed Bishop of Lafayette (1983–1984)
[edit] Parishes
- Christ the King, Columbus
- Church of the Ascension, Johnstown
- Church of the Atonement, Crooksville
- Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Newark
- Church of the Nativity, Utica
- Church of the Resurrection, New Albany
- Community of Holy Rosary and St John, Columbus
- Corpus Christi, Columbus
- Holy Cross, Columbus
- Holy Family, Columbus
- Holy Name, Columbus
- Holy Redeemer, Portsmouth
- Holy Spirit, Columbus
- Holy Trinity, Somerset
- Holy Trinity, Jackson
- Holy Trinity, West Portsmouth
- Holy Trinity, Bolivar
- Holy Trinity Mission, Zanesville
- Immaculate Conception, Columbus
- Immaculate Conception, Dennison
- Immaculate Conception, Kenton
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Marysville
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Portsmouth
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Ada
- Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, Columbus
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Buckeye Lake
- Our Lady of Peace, Columbus
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Grove City
- Our Lady of Sorrows, Portsmouth
- Our Lady of Victory, Columbus
- Parroquia Santa Cruz, Columbus
- Pope John XXIII, Canal Winchester
- Sacred Heart, Coshocton
- Sacred Heart, New Philadelphia
- Sacred Heart, Columbus
- Sacred Hearts, Cardington
- Sts. Augustine & Gabriel, Columbus
- Sts. Peter & Paul, Wellston
- Sts. Peter & Paul, Glenmont
- Sts. Simon & Jude, West Jefferson
- St. Agatha, Columbus
- St. Agnes, Columbus
- St. Aloysius, Columbus
- St. Andrew, Columbus
- St. Ann, Dresden
- St. Anthony, Columbus
- St. Bernadette, Lancaster
- St. Bernard, Corning
- Saint Brendan the Navigator, Hilliard
- St. Brigid of Kildare, Dublin
- St. Catharine, Columbus
- St. Cecilia, Columbus
- St. Christopher, Columbus
- St. Colman of Cloyne, Washington CH
- St. Dominic, Columbus
- St. Edward the Confessor, Granville
- St. Elizabeth, Columbus
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Pickerington
- St. Francis de Sales, Newcomerstown
- St. Francis de Sales, Newark
- St. Francis of Assisi, Columbus
- St. James the Less, Columbus
- St. Joan of Arc, Powell
- St. John, Logan
- St. John Neumann, Sunbury
- St. John the Baptist, Columbus
- St. Joseph, Dover
- St. Joseph, Circleville
- St. Joseph, Somerset
- St. Joseph, Plain City
- St. Joseph, Sugar Grove
- St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus
- St. Ladislas, Columbus
- St. Leonard, Heath
- St. Luke, Danville
- St. Margaret of Cortona, Columbus
- St. Mark, Lancaster
- St. Mary, Delaware
- St. Mary, Chillicothe
- St. Mary, Marion
- St. Mary, Waverly
- St. Mary, Bremen
- St. Mary, Dresden
- St. Mary, Groveport
- St. Mary Magdalene, Columbus
- St. Mary of the Annunciation, Portsmouth
- St. Mary of the Assumption, Lancaster
- St. Mary of the Assumption, Columbus
- St. Matthew, Gahanna
- St. Matthias, Columbus
- St. Michael, Worthington
- St. Monica, New Boston
- St. Nicholas, Zanesville
- St. Patrick, London
- St. Patrick, Columbus
- St. Patrick, Junction City
- St. Paul, Westerville
- St. Peter, Chillicothe
- St. Peter, Columbus
- St. Peter, Millersburg
- St. Peter in Chains, Wheelersburg
- St. Philip the Apostle, Columbus
- St. Pius X, Reynoldsburg
- St. Rose, New Lexington
- St. Stephen the Martyr, Columbus
- St. Sylvester, Zaleski
- St. Thomas Aquinas, Zanesville
- St. Thomas More Newman Center, Columbus
- St. Thomas the Apostle, Columbus
- St. Timothy, Columbus
- St. Vincent de Paul, Mt. Vernon
[edit] Education
[edit] Colleges
- Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Columbus
- Ohio Dominican University, Columbus
- Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus (Under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Nuncio)
[edit] High Schools
- Bishop Hartley High School, Columbus
- Bishop Ready High School, Columbus
- Bishop Rosecrans High School, Zanesville
- Bishop Watterson High School, Columbus
- Marion Catholic High School, Marion
- Newark Catholic High School, Newark
- Notre Dame High School, Portsmouth
- Saint Charles Preparatory School, Columbus
- St. Francis DeSales High School, Columbus
- Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School, New Philadelphia
- William V. Fisher Catholic High School, Lancaster
[edit] Elementary Schools
- All Saints Academy, Columbus
- Bishop Fenwick, Zanesville
- Bishop Flaget, Chillicothe
- Blessed Sacrament, Newark
- Holy Spirit, Columbus
- Holy Trinity, Somerset
- Immaculate Conception, Columbus
- Immaculate Conception, Dennison
- Notre Dame Elementary, Portsmouth
- Our Lady of Bethlehem, Columbus
- Our Lady of Peace, Columbus
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Grove City
- Sacred Heart, Coshocton
- Sacred Heart, New Philadelphia
- St. Agatha, Columbus
- St. Andrew, Columbus
- St. Anthony, Columbus
- St. Bernadette, Lancaster
- St. Brendan, Hilliard
- St. Brigid of Kildare, Dublin
- St. Catharine, Columbus
- St. Cecilia, Columbus
- St. Francis de Sales, Newark
- St. James the Less, Columbus
- St. John, Logan
- St. Joseph Montessori, Columbus
- St. Joseph, Dover
- St. Mary Elementary, Lancaster
- St. Mary Magdalene, Columbus
- St. Mary, Columbus
- St. Mary, Delaware
- St. Mary, Marion
- St. Matthew, Gahanna
- St. Matthias, Columbus
- St. Michael, Worthington
- St. Patrick, London
- St. Paul, Westerville
- St. Pius X, Reynoldsburg
- St. Rose of Lima, New Lexington
- St. Timothy, Columbus
- St. Vincent de Paul, Mt. Vernon
- Sts. Peter and Paul, Wellston
- Trinity Elementary, Columbus
[edit] Religious Orders
The Diocese of Columbus has many religious men and women orders serving in parishes, schools, colleges, and hospitals.
- Religious Priests and Brothers
Dominicans (Province of St. Joseph)
- Holy Trinity (1826) and St. Joseph Parish (1818, the oldest in the state of Ohio), Somerset
- St. Patrick Parish, Columbus (1855)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Zanesville (1842)
Jesuits
- St. John the Evangelist/Holy Rosary Parish, Columbus (1990)
- Pontifical College Josephinum (Jesuits sent as professors)
Paulist Fathers
- St. Thomas More Newman Center (1956)
Precious Blood Fathers
- St. James the Less Parish, Columbus (1947)
Salesians
- Salesian Boys & Girls Club, Columbus (1969)
Religious Sisters
- Sisters of the Good Shepherd, Columbus
- Dominican Sisters St. Mary of the Springs, Columbus
- Carmelite Sisters for th Aged and Infirmed, Columbus
- Sisters of St. Francis, Stella Niagra, Columbus
- Children of Mary, Newark
- Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, Portsmouth
- Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, Zanesville
[edit] External links
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