Diocese of Youngstown, USA 🇺🇸

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Youngstown / Youngstonien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Cincinnati

Neighbouring Dioceses: Columbus (↙), Cleveland (←), Erie (↗), Pittsburgh (↘), Wheeling–Charleston (↓), Steubenville (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Columbkill (June 9)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: April 13

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1943.05.15: Established as Diocese of Youngstown / Youngstonien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Cleveland and became suffragan of Cincinnati)

Contact Info

Address: 144 W Wood St., Youngstown, OH 44503, USA

Phone: +1 (330) 744-8451

Present Prelates

Bishop (2020.11.17 – ...):

Bishop David Joseph Bonnar (64)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Youngstown (Roman Rite)

Bishop David Joseph Bonnar (64)
(2020.11.17 – ...)

Bishop of Youngstown (USA)

That all may be one

Born:	1962.02.05 (Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1988.07.23
Consecrated Bishop:	2021.01.12

Priest of Pittsburgh (USA) (1988.07.23 – 2020.11.17)

Bishop of Youngstown (USA) (2020.11.17 – ...)

Bishop George Vance Murry, S.J.
(2007.01.30 – 2020.06.05)

Christ my light

Born:	1948.12.28 (Camden, NJ, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1979.06.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.03.20
Died:	2020.06.05 (New York City, NY, USA † 71)

Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura (1995.01.24 – 1998.05.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1995.01.24 – 1998.05.05)

Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands) (1998.05.05 – 1999.06.29)

Bishop of Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands) (1999.06.29 – 2007.01.30)

Bishop of Youngstown (USA) (2007.01.30 – 2020.06.05)

Bishop Thomas Joseph Tobin (77)
(1995.12.05 – 2005.03.31)

Bishop emeritus of Providence (USA)

Strong loving wise

Born:	1948.04.01 (Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1973.07.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.12.27

Priest of Pittsburgh (USA) (1973.07.21 – 1992.11.03)

Titular Bishop of Novica (1992.11.03 – 1995.12.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA) (1992.11.03 – 1995.12.05)

Bishop of Youngstown (USA) (1995.12.05 – 2005.03.31)

Bishop of Providence (USA) (2005.03.31 – 2023.05.01)

Bishop James William Malone
(1968.05.02 – 1995.12.05)

Sub tuum præsidium

Born:	1920.03.08 (Youngstown, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1945.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1960.03.24
Died:	2000.04.09 (Youngstown, OH, USA † 80)

Titular Bishop of Alabanda (1960.01.02 – 1968.05.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Youngstown (USA) (1960.01.02 – 1968.05.02)

Bishop of Youngstown (USA) (1968.05.02 – 1995.12.05)

Vice-President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1980 – 1983)

President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1983 – 1986)

Bishop Emmet Michael Walsh
(1952.11.16 – 1968.03.16)

Christus rex noster

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 James Augustine McFadden
(1943.06.02 – 1952.11.16)

In omnibus caritas

Born:	1880.12.24 (Cleveland, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1905.06.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1932.09.08
Died:	1952.11.16 (Youngstown, OH, USA † 71)

Titular Bishop of Bida (1932.05.12 – 1943.06.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland (USA) (1932.05.12 – 1943.06.02)

Bishop of Youngstown (USA) (1943.06.02 – 1952.11.16)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Emmet Michael Walsh (1949.09.08 – 1952.11.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Benedict Charles Franzetta (1980.07.26 – 1996.09.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop William Anthony Hughes (1974.07.23 – 1979.04.13)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop James William Malone (1960.01.02 – 1968.05.02)

Special Churches

Cathedral: St. Columba Cathedral, Youngstown, Ohio
Minor Basilica: Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Youngstown, Ohio
Minor Basilica: Basilica of St. John the Baptist, Canton, Ohio
National Shrine: National Shrine of St. Dymphna, Massillon, Ohio
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (107)

Columbus (↙), Cleveland (←), Erie (↗), Pittsburgh (↘), Wheeling–Charleston (↓), Steubenville (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 5,478 km²

Population: 124,206 Catholics (12.9% of 961,625 total)

Pastoral Centres: 84 parishes

Personnel: 105 priests (diocesan), 80 deacons, 162 religious (15 brothers, 147 sisters), 14 seminarians