Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh

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The Diocese of Raleigh is a Roman Catholic diocese that covers the eastern half of the U.S. state of North Carolina.

North Carolina became part joined of the newly established Diocese of Charleston in 1820. It was established as a vicariate apostolate by Pope Pius IX on March 3, 1868 under Father James Gibbons, who would later become the Cardinal-Archbishop of Baltimore.

On December 12, 1924, under Pope Pius XI, the vicariate apostolate of North Carolina became the Diocese of Raleigh, comprising the entire state except for the eight counties subject to Belmont Abbey, North Carolina. Bishop William Joseph Hafey was named its first bishop in 1925.

In 1972 the Holy See established the Diocese of Charlotte by splitting the North Carolina diocese in two.

[edit] Ordinaries of Raleigh

• Bishop James Gibbons (1868-1877) -- later archbishop and cardinal
• Bishop Henry Pinckney Northrop (1881-1883)
• Bishop Leo Michael Haid (1888-1924)
• Bishop William Joseph Hafey (1925-1937)
• Bishop Eugene Joseph McGuinness (1937-1944)
• Bishop Vincent Stanislaus Waters (1945-1974)
• Bishop Francis Joseph Gossman (1975-2006)
• Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge (2006-present)

[edit] High schools

• Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh
• Saint Thomas More Academy, Raleigh (independently operated)

[edit] External links

• Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina