Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston

The Diocese of Charleston (Latin: Dioecesis Carolopolitana ) is a located in the United States Roman Catholic diocese based in Charleston, South Carolina.

History

The Diocese of Charleston was established on July 11, 1820 by Pope Pius VII from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and this is a suffragan. On July 3, 1850, Diocese of Charleston were parts of its territory from the foundation of the Diocese of Savannah. A further transfer of territory took place on March 3, 1868 establishing the Apostolic Vicariate of North Carolina. On 10 February 1962, the Diocese of Charleston was the archbishopric of Atlanta is a suffragan.

Bishops of Charleston

  • John England, 1820-1842
  • Ignatius Aloysius Reynolds, 1843-1855
  • Patrick Neeson Lynch, 1857-1882
  • Henry Pinckney Northrop, 1883-1916
  • William Thomas Russell, 1916-1927
  • Emmet Michael Walsh, 1927-1949, then Coadjutor Bishop of Youngstown
  • John Joyce Russell, 1950-1958, then Bishop of Richmond
  • Paul John Hallinan, 1958-1962, then Archbishop of Atlanta
  • Francis Frederick Reh, 1962-1964, then rector of the Pontifical North American College
  • Ernest Leo Unterköfler, 1964-1990
  • David Bernard Thompson, 1990-1999
  • Robert Joseph Baker, 1999-2007, then Bishop of Birmingham
  • Robert Guglielmone, since 2009
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