Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston Dioecesis Vhelingensis–Carolopolitanus | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | West Virginia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Baltimore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 24,282 sq mi (62,890 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 91 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 19, 1850 (174 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Wheeling) |
| Co-cathedral | Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Charleston) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Mark E. Brennan |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | William E. Lori |
| Bishops emeritus | Michael Joseph Bransfield |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| dwc.org | |
The Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston (Latin: Dioecesis Vhelingensis–Carolopolitanus) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church comprising West Virginia in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore.
The current bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston is Mark E. Brennan. The diocese maintains two cathedrals: the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Wheeling and the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Charleston.