| Bishops of Wheeling–Charleston (Roman Rite) |
Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala (55) (2026.05.01 – ...)
Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston (USA)
Ibat cum illis | Born: | 1970.08.14 (Chalatenango, El Salvador) | | Ordained Priest: | 2004.05.29 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2023.02.21 |
| Priest of Washington (USA) (2004.05.29 – 2022.12.19) Titular Bishop of Aëtus (2022.12.19 – 2026.05.01) Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (USA) (2022.12.19 – 2026.05.01) Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston (USA) (2026.05.01 – ...) |
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Bishop Mark Edward Brennan (79) (2019.07.23 – 2026.05.01)
Bishop emeritus of Wheeling–Charleston (USA)
Docete omnes gentes | Born: | 1947.02.06 (Boston, MA, USA) | | Ordained Priest: | 1976.05.15 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2017.01.19 |
| Priest of Washington (USA) (1976.05.15 – 2016.12.05) Chaplain of His Holiness (2005.03.31 – 2016.12.05) Titular Bishop of Rusibisir (2016.12.05 – 2019.07.23) Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore (USA) (2016.12.05 – 2019.07.23) Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston (USA) (2019.07.23 – 2026.05.01) |
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Archbishop William Edward Lori (75) (Apostolic Administrator 2018.09.13 – 2019.07.23)
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Bishop Michael Joseph Bransfield (2004.12.09 – 2018.09.13) Thy will be done | Born: | 1943.09.08 (Philadelphia, PA, USA) | | Ordained Priest: | 1971.05.15 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2005.02.22 | | Died: | 2026.05.07 (USA † 82) |
| Priest of Philadelphia (USA) (1971.05.15 – 2004.12.09) Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston (USA) (2004.12.09 – 2018.09.13) |
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Bishop Bernard William Schmitt (1989.03.29 – 2004.12.09) | Born: | 1928.08.17 (Wheeling, WV, USA) | | Ordained Priest: | 1955.05.28 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1988.08.01 | | Died: | 2011.08.16 (Wheeling, WV, USA † 82) |
| Priest of Wheeling–Charleston (USA) (1955.05.28 – 1988.05.27) Titular Bishop of Walla Walla (1988.05.27 – 1989.03.29) Auxiliary Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston (USA) (1988.05.27 – 1989.03.29) Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston (USA) (1989.03.29 – 2004.12.09) |
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Bishop Francis Bible Schulte (later Archbishop) (1985.06.04 – 1988.12.06) Jesus Christ is Lord | Born: | 1926.12.23 (Philadelphia, PA, USA) | | Ordained Priest: | 1952.05.10 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1981.08.12 | | Died: | 2016.01.17 (Philadelphia, PA, USA † 89) |
| Priest of Philadelphia (USA) (1952.05.10 – 1981.06.27) Titular Bishop of Afufenia (1981.06.27 – 1985.06.04) Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (USA) (1981.06.27 – 1985.06.04) Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston (USA) (1985.06.04 – 1988.12.06) Metropolitan Archbishop of New Orleans (USA) (1988.12.06 – 2002.01.03) |
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Bishop Joseph Howard Hodges (1974.08.21 – 1985.01.27) Caritas omnia vincit | Born: | 1911.10.08 (Harpers Ferry, WV, USA) | | Ordained Priest: | 1935.12.08 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1952.10.15 | | Died: | 1985.01.27 (Wheeling, WV, USA † 73) |
| Priest of Richmond (USA) (1935.12.08 – 1952.08.08) Auxiliary Bishop of Richmond (USA) (1952.08.08 – 1961.05.31) Titular Bishop of Rusadus (1952.08.08 – 1962.11.23) Coadjutor Bishop of Wheeling (USA) (1961.05.31 – 1962.11.23) Bishop of Wheeling (USA) (1962.11.23 – 1974.08.21) Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston (USA) (1974.08.21 – 1985.01.27) |
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| Bishops of Wheeling (Roman Rite) |
Bishop Joseph Howard Hodges (1962.11.23 – 1974.08.21) (see above) |
Archbishop John Joseph Swint (1922.12.11 – 1962.11.23) Ut omnes unum sint | Born: | 1879.12.15 (Pickens, WV, USA) | | Ordained Priest: | 1904.06.23 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1922.05.11 | | Died: | 1962.11.23 (Wheeling, WV, USA † 82) |
| Priest of Wheeling (USA) (1904.06.23 – 1922.02.22) Titular Bishop of Sura (1922.02.22 – 1922.12.11) Auxiliary Bishop of Wheeling (USA) (1922.02.22 – 1922.12.11) Bishop of Wheeling (USA) (1922.12.11 – 1962.11.23) Archbishop ad personam (1954.03.12 – 1962.11.23) |
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Bishop Patrick James Donahue (1894.01.22 – 1922.10.04) Caritas Christi urget nos | Born: | 1849.04.15 (Little Malvern, England) | | Ordained Priest: | 1885.12.23 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1894.04.08 | | Died: | 1922.10.04 (Wheeling, WV, USA † 73) |
| Priest of Baltimore (USA) (1885.12.23 – 1894.01.22) Bishop of Wheeling (USA) (1894.01.22 – 1922.10.04) |
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Bishop John Joseph Kain (later Archbishop) (1875.02.12 – 1893.05.21) Pro Deo et patria | Born: | 1841.05.31 (Martinsburg, WV, USA) | | Ordained Priest: | 1866.07.02 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1875.05.23 | | Died: | 1903.10.13 (St. Louis, MO, USA † 62) |
| Priest of Wheeling (USA) (1866.07.02 – 1875.02.12) Bishop of Wheeling (USA) (1875.02.12 – 1893.05.21) Titular Archbishop of Oxyrynchus (1893.05.21 – 1895.05.21) Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1893.05.21 – 1895.05.21) Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1895.05.21 – 1903.10.13) |
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Bishop Richard Vincent Whelan (1850.07.23 – 1874.07.07) | Born: | 1809.01.28 (Baltimore, MD, USA) | | Ordained Priest: | 1831.05.01 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1841.03.21 | | Died: | 1874.07.07 (Baltimore, MD, USA † 65) |
| Priest of Richmond (USA) (1831.05.01 – 1840.12.15) Bishop of Richmond (USA) (1840.12.15 – 1850.07.23) Bishop of Wheeling (USA) (1850.07.23 – 1874.07.07) |
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