Diocese of

Charleston 𝐖

USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Charleston / Carolopolitan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Atlanta

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint John the Baptist (June 24)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1820.07.11: Established as Diocese of Charleston / Carolopolitan(us) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore and became suffragan of Baltimore)
1850.07.03: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Savannah
1868.03.03: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of North Carolina
1962.02.10: Became suffragan of Atlanta

Contact Info

Address: 119 BRd. St., P.O. Box 818, Charleston, SC 29402, USA

Phone: +1 (843) 853-2130

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1987.09)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.02.22 – ...):

Bishop Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune, C.S. (69)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Charleston (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune, C.S. (69)
(2022.02.22 – ...)

Bishop of Charleston (USA)

Whatever you do to least of my children, you do to me

Born:	1955.11.13 (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Ordained Priest:	1986.10.10
Consecrated Bishop:	2022.05.13

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (2022.02.22 – ...)

Bishop Robert Epic Paul Guglielmone (78)
(2009.01.24 – 2022.02.22)

Bishop emeritus of Charleston (USA)

Walk humbly with your God

Born:	1945.12.30 (New York, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1978.04.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.03.25

Priest of Rockville Centre (USA) (1978.04.08 – 2009.01.24)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (2009.01.24 – 2022.02.22)

Bishop Robert Joseph Baker (80)
(1999.07.12 – 2007.08.14)

Bishop emeritus of Birmingham (USA)

Rejoicing in hope

Born:	1944.06.04 (Willard, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1970.03.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1999.09.29

Priest of Saint Augustine (USA) (1970.03.21 – 1999.07.12)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1999.07.12 – 2007.08.14)

Bishop of Birmingham (USA) (2007.08.14 – 2020.03.25)

Bishop David Bernard Thompson
(1990.02.22 – 1999.07.12)

Christi impetus pacis

Born:	1923.05.29 (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1950.05.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1989.05.24
Died:	2013.11.24 († 90)

Priest of Philadelphia (USA) (1950.05.27 – 1961.01.28)

Priest of Allentown (USA) (1961.01.28 – 1989.04.22)

Coadjutor Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1989.04.22 – 1990.02.22)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1990.02.22 – 1999.07.12)

Bishop Ernest Leo Unterkoefler
(1964.12.12 – 1990.02.22)

Born:	1917.08.17 (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1944.05.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.02.22
Died:	1993.01.04 (Charleston, SC, USA † 75)

Priest of Richmond (USA) (1944.05.18 – 1961.12.13)

Titular Bishop of Latopolis (1961.12.13 – 1964.12.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of Richmond (USA) (1961.12.13 – 1964.12.12)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1964.12.12 – 1990.02.22)

Bishop Francis Frederick Reh
(1962.06.06 – 1964.09.05)

Born:	1911.01.09 (New York, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1935.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.06.29
Died:	1994.11.14 († 83)

Priest of New York (USA) (1935.12.08 – 1962.06.06)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1962.06.06 – 1964.09.05)

Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania (1964.09.05 – 1968.12.11)

Rector of Pontifical North American College (1964.09.05 – 1968.12.11)

Bishop of Saginaw (USA) (1968.12.11 – 1980.04.29)

Bishop Paul John Hallinan (later Archbishop)
(1958.09.09 – 1962.02.19)

Ut diligatis invicem

Born:	1911.04.08 (Painesville, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1937.02.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1958.10.28
Died:	1968.03.27 (Atlanta, GA, USA † 56)

Priest of Cleveland (USA) (1937.02.20 – 1958.09.09)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1958.09.09 – 1962.02.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta (USA) (1962.02.19 – 1968.03.27)

Bishop John Joyce Russell
(1950.01.28 – 1958.07.03)

Born:	1897.12.01 (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1923.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1950.03.14
Died:	1993.03.17 (Richmond, VA, USA † 95)

Priest of Baltimore (USA) (1923.07.08 – 1950.01.28)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1950.01.28 – 1958.07.03)

Bishop of Richmond (USA) (1958.07.03 – 1973.04.28)

Bishop Emmet Michael Walsh
(1927.06.20 – 1949.09.08)

Born:	1892.03.06 (Beaufort, SC, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1916.01.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1927.09.08
Died:	1968.03.16 (Youngstown, OH, USA † 76)

Priest of Savannah (USA) (1916.01.15 – 1927.06.20)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1927.06.20 – 1949.09.08)

Titular Bishop of Rhædestus (1949.09.08 – 1952.11.16)

Coadjutor Bishop of Youngstown (USA) (1949.09.08 – 1952.11.16)

Bishop of Youngstown (USA) (1952.11.16 – 1968.03.16)

Bishop William Thomas B. Russell
(1916.12.07 – 1927.03.18)

Alias oves habeo

Born:	1863.10.20 (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1889.06.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1917.03.15
Died:	1927.03.18 (Charleston, SC, USA † 63)

Priest of Baltimore (USA) (1889.06.21 – 1916.12.07)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1916.12.07 – 1927.03.18)

Bishop Henry Pinckney Northrop
(1883.01.27 – 1916.06.07)

Born:	1842.05.05 (Charleston, SC, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1865.06.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1882.01.08
Died:	1916.06.07 (Charleston, SC, USA † 74)

Priest of Charleston (USA) (1865.06.25 – 1881.09.16)

Titular Bishop of Rosalia (1881.09.16 – 1883.01.27)

Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina (USA) (1881.09.16 – 1888.02.04)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1883.01.27 – 1916.06.07)

Bishop Patrick Neeson Lynch
(1857.12.11 – 1882.02.26)

Born:	1817.03.10 (Kilberidogue, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1840.04.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1858.03.14
Died:	1882.02.26 (Charleston, SC, USA † 64)

Priest of Charleston (USA) (1840.04.05 – 1857.12.11)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1857.12.11 – 1882.02.26)

Fr. John McCaffrey
(1857.01.09 – 1857.05 not possessed)

Born:	1806.09.06 (Emmitsburg, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1838.03.09
Died:	1881.09.27 (Emmitsburg, MD, USA † 75)

Priest of Baltimore (USA) (1838.03.09 – 1881.09.27)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1857.01.09 – 1857.05 not possessed)

Bishop Ignatius Aloysius Reynolds
(1843.11.28 – 1855.03.06)

Born:	1798.08.22 (Bardstown, KY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1823.10.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1844.03.19
Died:	1855.03.06 (Charleston, SC, USA † 56)

Priest of Baltimore (USA) (1823.10.24 – 1843.11.28)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1843.11.28 – 1855.03.06)

Bishop John England
(1820.07.11 – 1842.04.11)

Born:	1786.09.23 (Cork, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1808.10.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1820.09.21
Died:	1842.04.11 († 55)

Priest of Cork (Ireland) (1808.10.11 – 1820.07.11)

Bishop of Charleston (USA) (1820.07.11 – 1842.04.11)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop David Bernard Thompson (1989.04.22 – 1990.02.22)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop William Clancy (1834.10.30 – 1837.04.12)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Charleston, South Carolina
Minor Basilica: Basilica of St. Peter, Columbia, South Carolina

Churches by City (120)

Savannah (↙), Atlanta (←), Charlotte (↑), Raleigh (↗)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 80,779 km²

Population: 205,947 Catholics (3.9% of 5,282,634 total)

Pastoral Centres: 94 parishes, 21 missions

Personnel: 162 priests (114 diocesan, 48 religious), 210 deacons, 157 religious (61 brothers, 96 sisters), 17 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.12.15

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