Suffragan diocese Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Vhelingen(sis)-Carolopolitan(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston is a Latin Church diocese coextensive with the state of West Virginia, erected in 1850 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Bishop Mark E. Brennan remains apostolic administrator pending the July 2, 2026 installation of bishop-elect Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, the tenth bishop named on May 1, 2026.
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- Established
- 1850
- Catholics
- 109,260
- Priests
- 137
- Territory
- 62,890 km²
Parishes and churches
121 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral of St. JosephWheeling · CathedralMass times recorded
- All Saints Catholic ChurchBridgeportMass times recorded
- Annunciation of Our Lord & St. AnthonyFort AshbyMass times recorded
- Annunciation of Our Lord Catholic ChurchFort AshbyMass times recorded
- Ascension Catholic ChurchHurricaneMass times recorded
- Assumption Catholic ChurchKeyserMass times recorded
- Basilica of The Co-Cathedral of the Sacred HeartCharlestonMass times recorded
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic ChurchSouth CharlestonMass times recorded
- Christ Our Hope Catholic ChurchHarrisvilleMass times recorded
- Christ the King Catholic ChurchDunbarMass times recorded
- Corpus Christi Catholic ChurchWheelingMass times recorded
- Epiphany of the Lord Catholic ChurchMoorefieldView parish
- Good Shepherd Catholic ChurchGlenvilleView parish
- Holy Cross Catholic ChurchPinevilleView parish
- Holy Family Catholic ChurchRichwoodView parish
- Holy Redeemer Catholic ChurchSpencerMass times recorded
- Holy Rosary Catholic ChurchBuckhannonMass times recorded
- Holy Rosary Catholic ChurchSistersvilleMass times recorded
- Holy Spirit Catholic ChurchMonongahMass times recorded
- Holy Trinity Catholic ChurchNitroMass times recorded
- Immaculate Conception Catholic ChurchClarksburgMass times recorded
- Immaculate Conception Catholic ChurchFairmontView parish
- Immaculate Conception Catholic ChurchMontgomeryView parish
- Mater Dolorosa & Holy RosaryPaden CityMass times recorded
- Mater Dolorosa Catholic ChurchPaden CityMass times recorded
- Mountaineer Catholic / St. John University ParishMorgantownMass times recorded
- Mountaineer Catholic at St. John University ParishMorgantownMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic ChurchHuntingtonMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic ChurchRomneyMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic ChurchParsonsView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator
- Mark E. Brennan (apostolic administrator)
- Born
- 8 September 1943
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Joseph stands in Wheeling, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Charleston.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Comprising the whole of West Virginia in the United States, the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (Latin: Dioecesis Vhelingensis-Carolopolitana) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore. Two cathedrals serve the see: the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Wheeling and the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Charleston. On May 1, 2026, Pope Leo XIV named Evelio Menjivar-Ayala its bishop.
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