Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

Diocese of Cleveland

Dioecesis Clevelandensis
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryThe counties of Ashland, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit and Wayne in northeastern Ohio.
Ecclesiastical provinceCincinnati
Statistics
Area3,414 sq mi (8,840 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2019)
  • 2,774,113
  • 682,948 (24%)
Parishes185
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedApril 23, 1847 (178 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Patron saintSt. John the Evangelist
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopEdward Charles Malesic
Metropolitan ArchbishopRobert Gerald Casey
Auxiliary BishopsMichael G. Woost
Bishops emeritusRoger William Gries (O.S.B.)
Map
Website
dioceseofcleveland.org

The Diocese of Cleveland (Latin: Dioecesis Clevelandensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in northeastern Ohio in the United States. As of September 2020, the bishop is Edward Malesic. The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, located in Cleveland, is the mother church of the diocese.

The Diocese of Cleveland is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Cincinnati.