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Suffragan diocese Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Diocese of Charleston

Carolopolitan(us)

The Diocese of Charleston, erected in 1820, is coextensive with the state of South Carolina. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, it has been led by Bishop Jacques E. Fabre-Jeune since 2022.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, in Charleston, United States.

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Established
1820
Catholics
205,947
Priests
162
Territory
80,432 km²

Parishes and churches

117 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Jacques E. Fabre-Jeune, C.S.
Born
13 November 1955
Birthplace
Port-au-Prince
Institute
MISSIONARI DI S. CARLO (SCALABRINIANI) (C.S.)

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist stands in Charleston, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

All of South Carolina falls within the Diocese of Charleston (Latin: Dioecesis Carolopolitana), a Catholic diocese in the United States whose territory covers the entire state. Jacques Fabre-Jeune serves as bishop, and the see is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.