Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston

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The Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory covering the entire state of West Virginia, overseen by a bishop and centered at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wheeling.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston canonical 3
Diocese of Wheeling 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese
ecclesiastical territory
affiliation United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
cathedral Cathedral of St. Joseph
cathedralCity Wheeling, West Virginia
coCathedral Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
coCathedralCity Charleston, West Virginia
country United States of America
surface form: United States
covers entire state of West Virginia
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
episcopalSee Wheeling, West Virginia
established 1850-07-19
governedAccordingTo Code of Canon Law (1983)
surface form: Code of Canon Law
governingBody Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston
hasAuxiliaryBishopInHistory Francis B. Schulte
Joseph H. Hodges
hasBishop Michael William Warfel
hasCathedralParish Cathedral of St. Joseph
surface form: Cathedral of St. Joseph Parish
hasClergyType deacons
diocesan priests
hasCoCathedralParish Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
surface form: Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Parish
hasJurisdictionOver parishes in West Virginia
hasLayParticipation religious brothers
religious sisters
hasMinistry charitable services
education
health care
social services
hasPastBishop Bernard William Schmitt
Mark E. Brennan
Michael J. Bransfield
jurisdictionType diocese
language English
locatedIn West Virginia
metropolitanSee Diocese of Baltimore
surface form: Archdiocese of Baltimore
originalName Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston self-linksurface differs
surface form: Diocese of Wheeling
partOf Catholic Church in the United States
province Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore
region Appalachia
religion Christianity
renamed 1974
renamedTo Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston self-link
rite Roman Rite
subjectTo Holy See
suiIurisChurch Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
territoryTakenFrom Diocese of Pittsburgh
Diocese of Richmond
usesCathedralAsLiturgicalCenter Cathedral of St. Joseph
website https://dwc.org

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church hasDiocese Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston originalName Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Diocese of Wheeling
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston renamedTo Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston self-link
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington isMetropolitanSeeFor Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston