Diocese of Charleston Dioecesis Carolopolitana | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | South Carolina |
Ecclesiastical province | Atlanta |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Atlanta |
Statistics | |
Area | 31,055 sq mi (80,430 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 4,832,482 196,245 (4.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | July 11, 1820 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist |
Patron saint | St. John the Baptist(Primary) [1] St. Finbar (Secondary)[2] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jacques E. Fabre |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Gregory John Hartmayer |
Vicar General | Gregory Wilson D. Anthony Droze |
Bishops emeritus | Robert E. Guglielmone |
Map | |
Website | |
charlestondiocese.org |
The Diocese of Charleston (Latin: Dioecesis Carolopolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church for the state of South Carolina in the United States.[3] Currently, the diocese consists of 96 parishes and 21 missions, with Charleston as its see city.[4] As of 2023, the bishop of Charleston is Jacques Fabre-Jeune.
The Diocese of Charleston is the seventh-oldest Catholic diocese in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.[5]