Diocese of Charlotte, USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Charlotte / Carolinan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Atlanta

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: September 4

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1971.11.12: Established as Diocese of Charlotte / Carolinan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Raleigh and became suffragan of Atlanta)
1977.01.01: Gained territory from the suppressed Abbacy nullius of Belmont–Mary Help of Christians

Contact Info

Address: Chancery Office, 1123 S. Church St., P.O. Box 36776, Charlotte, NC 28236, USA

Phone: +1 (704) 370-6299

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.04.09 – ...):

Bishop Michael Thomas Martin, O.F.M. Conv. (63)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Charlotte (Roman Rite)

Bishop Michael Thomas Martin, O.F.M. Conv. (63)
(2024.04.09 – ...)

Bishop of Charlotte (USA)

Duc in altum

Born:	1961.12.02 (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1989.06.10
Consecrated Bishop:	2024.05.29

Bishop of Charlotte (USA) (2024.04.09 – ...)

Bishop Peter Joseph Jugis (67)
(2003.08.01 – 2024.04.09)

Bishop emeritus of Charlotte (USA)

Caritas Christi urget nos

Born:	1957.03.03 (Charlotte, NC, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1983.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.10.24

Priest of Charlotte (USA) (1983.06.12 – 2003.08.01)

Bishop of Charlotte (USA) (2003.08.01 – 2024.04.09)

Bishop William George Curlin
(1994.02.22 – 2002.09.10)

Sentire cum Christo

Born:	1927.08.30 (Portsmouth, VA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1957.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.12.20
Died:	2017.12.23 († 90)

Titular Bishop of Rosemarkie (1988.11.02 – 1994.02.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA) (1988.11.02 – 1994.02.22)

Bishop of Charlotte (USA) (1994.02.22 – 2002.09.10)

Bishop John Francis Donoghue (later Archbishop)
(1984.11.06 – 1993.06.22)

To live in Christ Jesus

Born:	1928.08.09 (Washington, DC, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1955.06.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.12.18
Died:	2011.11.11 († 83)

Bishop of Charlotte (USA) (1984.11.06 – 1993.06.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta (USA) (1993.06.22 – 2004.12.09)

Bishop Michael Joseph Begley
(1971.11.30 – 1984.05.29)

Diligimus fratres

Born:	1909.03.12 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1934.03.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1972.01.12
Died:	2002.02.09 († 92)

Bishop of Charlotte (USA) (1971.11.30 – 1984.05.29)

Special Churches

Cathedral: St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte, North Carolina
Former Cathedral, Minor Basilica: Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Belmont, North Carolina
Minor Basilica: Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville, North Carolina
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (96)

Atlanta (↙), Knoxville (←), Richmond (↑), Raleigh (→), Charleston (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 53,476 km²

Population: 546,370 Catholics (9.9% of 5,505,666 total)

Pastoral Centres: 76 parishes, 23 missions

Personnel: 165 priests (138 diocesan, 27 religious), 141 deacons, 121 religious (39 brothers, 82 sisters), 49 seminarians