Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus

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Diocese of Columbus

Dioecesis Columbensis
Columbus, Ohio (2018) - 182.jpg
St. Joseph Cathedral
Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus.svg
Location
Country United States
Territory23 counties in Central and Southern Ohio.
Ecclesiastical provinceCincinnati
Statistics
Area29,282 sq mi (75,840 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2006)
2,447,972
252,103 (10.3%)
Parishes106
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 3, 1868 (153 years ago)
CathedralSt. Joseph Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Francis de Sales
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRobert J. Brennan
Bishops emeritusJames Anthony Griffin,
Frederick Francis Campbell
Map
Diocese of Columbus (Ohio) map 1.jpg
Website
columbuscatholic.org

The Diocese of Columbus (Latin: Dioecesis Columbensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church covering 23 counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The episcopal see of the diocese is situated at Columbus. The diocese was erected on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX out of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. On October 21, 1944 the diocese lost territory when Pope Pius XII erected the Diocese of Steubenville. The Diocese of Columbus is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

Early history[]

The Catholic faith was brought in the area by the Dominican Order in Somerset. They established St. Joseph's Parish in Somerset, the state's oldest parish, while under the direction of Edward Fenwick. These Dominican friars spread the faith in various areas of Central and Southern Ohio. Pennsylvania Germans and Irish immigrants settled in this part of the state, which led to the establishment of the older parishes. While the Germans and Irish settled in the southeastern part of Ohio, French immigrants came to the northern part of the diocese. In addition, small groups of Italians, Hungarians, and Slovaks moved into farming communities or in the city of Columbus.

Bishops[]

Bishops of Columbus[]

  1. Sylvester Horton Rosecrans (1868-1878)
  2. John Ambrose Watterson (1880-1899)
  3. Henry K. Moeller (1900-1903), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Cincinnati
  4. James Joseph Hartley (1903-1944)
  5. Michael Joseph Ready (1944-1957)
  6. Clarence George Issenmann (1957-1964), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of Cleveland
  7. John Joseph Carberry (1965-1968), appointed Archbishop of Saint Louis (elevated to Cardinal in 1969)
  8. Clarence Edward Elwell (1968-1973)
  9. Edward John Herrmann (1973-1982)
  10. James Anthony Griffin (1983-2004)
  11. Frederick Francis Campbell (2005-2019)
  12. Robert J. Brennan (2019–present)

Former auxiliary bishops of Columbus[]

Other priests of this diocese who became Bishops[]

These bishops were priests in the diocese before consecration:

  • Nicholas Aloysius Gallagher, appointed Apostolic Administrator of Galveston in 1882
  • Francis William Howard, appointed Bishop of Covington in 1923

Parishes[]

Main article: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus

As of 2020,the Diocese of Columbus comprises 103 parishes and two missions. The parishes are divided into the following deaneries:

Saint Mary of the Assumption Church of the South Columbus Deanery
Center - South Columbus Deanery
Northwest Columbus Deanery
Saint Brigid of Kildare Church of the Northwest Columbus Deanery
  • Our Lady of Victory, Columbus (1922)
  • St. Agatha, Columbus (1940)
  • St. Andrew, Columbus (1955)
  • , Hilliard (1956)
  • St. Brigid of Kildare, Dublin (1987)
  • St. Christopher, Columbus (1947)
  • St. Joan of Arc, Powell (1987)
  • St. Margaret of Cortona, Columbus (Italian; 1921)
  • St. Peter, Columbus (1970)
  • St. Timothy, Columbus (1961)
North High Deanery
Saint John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church of the North High Deanery
  • Holy Name, Columbus (1905)
  • Immaculate Conception, Columbus (1916)
  • Our Lady of Peace, Columbus (1946)
  • Parroquia Santa Cruz, Columbus (Hispanic; 1993)
  • Sacred Heart, Columbus (1875)
  • St. Francis of Assisi, Columbus (1892)
  • St. John the Baptist, Columbus (Italian; 1895)
  • St. Michael the Archangel, Worthington (1946)
  • St. Thomas More Newman Center, Columbus (1906)
Northland Columbus Deanery
Church of the Resurrection of the Northland Columbus Deanery
  • Church of the Resurrection, New Albany (1983)
  • St. Anthony, Columbus (1963)
  • St. Elizabeth, Columbus (1967)
  • St. James the Less, Columbus (1947)
  • St. John Neumann, Sunbury (1977)
  • St. Matthias, Columbus (1956)
  • St. Paul, Westerville (1913)
West Columbus Deanery
Saint Joseph Church in the West Columbus Deanery
  • Holy Family, Columbus (Irish; 1877)
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Grove City (1954)
  • Sts. Simon & Jude, West Jefferson (German/Irish; 1867)
  • St. Agnes, Columbus (1954)
  • St. Aloysius, Columbus (1906)
  • St. Cecilia, Columbus (1882)
  • St. Joseph, Plain City (1864)
  • St. Mary Magdalene, Columbus (1928)
  • St. Patrick, London (German/Irish; 1866)
  • St. Stephen the Martyr, Columbus (Hispanic; 1963)
East Columbus Deanery
Saint Catharine of Siena Church in the East Columbus Deanery
  • St. John XXIII, Canal Winchester (2000)
  • Christ the King, Columbus (1946)
  • Holy Spirit, Columbus (1947)
  • Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Columbus (1967)
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Pickerington (1978)
  • St. Catharine of Siena, Columbus (1931)
  • St. Mary, Groveport (1871)
  • St. Matthew, Gahanna (1959)
  • St. Philip the Apostle, Columbus (1956)
  • St. Pius X, Reynoldsburg (1958)
Marion Deanery
Immaculate Conception Church in the Marion Deanery
  • Immaculate Conception, Kenton (1866)
  • Our Lady of Lourdes, Ada (1874)
  • Our Lady of Lourdes, Marysville (1866)
  • Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary, Cardington (1971)
  • St. Mary, Delaware (1854)
  • St. Mary, Marion (1864)
Perry County-Zanesville Deanery
Saint Nicholas Church of the Perry County-Zanesville Deanery
  • Church of the Atonement, Crooksville (1902)
  • Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mattingly Settlement (1856)
  • Holy Trinity, Somerset (1826)
  • St. Ann, Dresden (1877)
  • St. Bernard, Corning (1885)
  • St. Joseph, Somerset (1818)
  • St. Nicholas, Zanesville (German; 1842)
  • St. Patrick, Junction City (1827)
  • St. Rose of Lima, New Lexington (1867)
  • St. Thomas Aquinas, Zanesville (Irish/Italian; 1842)
Knox-Licking Deanery
Saint Vincent de Paul Church of the Knox-Licking Deanery
  • Church of the Ascension, Johnstown (1912)
  • Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Newark (1904)
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Buckeye Lake (1928)
  • St. Edward the Confessor, Granville (1947)
  • St. Francis de Sales, Newark (1844)
  • St. Leonard, Heath (1962)
  • St. Luke, Danville (1823)
  • St. Vincent de Paul, Mt. Vernon (1839)
Tuscawaras-Holmes-Coshocton Deanery
Sacred Heart Church (Coshocton) of the Tuscawarus-Holmes-Coshocton Deanery
  • Holy Trinity, Zoar (1995)
  • Immacualte Conception, Dennison (Irish; 1870)
  • Sacred Heart, Coshocton (1897)
  • Sacred Heart, New Philadelphia (1895)
  • Sts. Peter & Paul, Glenmont (1855)
  • St. Francis de Sales, Newcomerstown (1918)
  • St. Joseph, Dover (German/Italian; 1848)
  • St. Peter, Millersburg (1877)
Lancaster Deanery
Saint John the Evangelist Church in the Lancaster Deanery
  • St. Bernadette, Lancaster (1963)
  • St. Mary, Bremen (1917)
  • St. Mark, Lancaster (1959)
  • St. Mary of the Assumption, Lancaster (1819)
  • St. John the Evangelist, Logan (1838)
  • St. Joseph, Sugar Grove (1892)
Chillicothe Deanery
Saint Sylvester Church in the Chillicothe Deanery
  • Holy Trinity, Jackson (1880)
  • Sts. Peter & Paul, Wellston (1881)
  • St. Colman of Cloyne, Washington Courthouse (1881)
  • St. Joseph, Circleville (1845)
  • St. Mary, Chillicothe (1837)
  • St. Mary Queen of the Missions, Waverly (1878)
  • St. Peter, Chillicothe (German; 1846)
  • St. Sylvester, Zaleski (Irish; 1864)
Scioto County Deanery
Saint Mary of the Annunciation Church in the Scioto County Deanery
  • Holy Redeemer, Portsmouth (Irish; 1853)
  • Holy Trinity, Pond Creek (French; 1854)
  • St. Mary of the Annunciation, (German; 1850)
  • St. Peter in Chains, Wheelersburg (1849)

Education[]

Colleges[]

  • Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Columbus
  • Ohio Dominican University, Columbus
  • Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus (Jurisdiction of the Apostolic Nuncio)
The Pontifical College Josephinum north of Columbus

High schools[]

Closed schools[]

  • Marion Catholic High School, Marion
  • St. Ladislas School, Columbus
  • Corpus Christi School, Columbus
  • St. Mary High School, Columbus
  • Holy Family School, Columbus
  • Holy Name School, Columbus
  • Bishop Flaget High School, Chillicothe (Currently a grade school)
  • Father Wehrle High School, Columbus
  • St. Leo School, Columbus
  • St. Peter, Chillicothe
  • St. Mary, Chillicothe
  • St. Aloysius Academy, New Lexington
  • St. Thomas the Apostle Grade School, Columbus
  • Holy Rosary (Grade School & High School)

Elementary schools[]

  • All Saints Academy, Columbus
  • Bishop Fenwick, Zanesville
  • Bishop Flaget, Chillicothe
  • Blessed Sacrament, Newark
  • Holy Spirit, Whitehall
  • Holy Trinity, Somerset
  • Immaculate Conception, Columbus
  • Immaculate Conception, Dennison
  • Notre Dame Elementary, Portsmouth
  • Our Lady of Bethlehem, Columbus
  • Our Lady of Peace, Columbus
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Grove City
  • Sacred Heart, Coshocton
  • St. Agatha, Columbus
  • St. Andrew, Columbus
  • St. Anthony, Columbus
  • St. Bernadette, Lancaster
  • St. Brendan, Hilliard
  • St. Brigid of Kildare, Dublin
  • St. Catharine, Columbus
  • St. Cecilia, Columbus
  • St. Francis de Sales, Newark
  • St. James the Less, Columbus
  • St. John, Logan
  • St. Joseph Montessori, Columbus
  • St. Mary Elementary, Lancaster
  • St. Mary Magdalene, Columbus
  • St. Mary, Columbus
  • St. Mary, Delaware
  • St. Mary, Marion
  • St. Matthew, Gahanna
  • St. Matthias, Columbus
  • St. Michael, Worthington
  • St. Patrick, London
  • St. Paul, Westerville
  • St. Pius X, Reynoldsburg
  • St. Rose of Lima, New Lexington
  • St. Timothy, Columbus
  • St. Vincent de Paul, Mt. Vernon
  • Sts. Peter and Paul, Wellston
  • Trinity Elementary, Columbus
  • Tuscarawas Central Catholic Elementary School, Dover

Hospitals[]

  • Genesis HealthCare System, Zanesville (combination of Good Samaritan Hospital and Bethesda Hospital). Good Samaritan Hospital began in 1900 and is co-sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
  • Mt. Carmel Hospitals, Columbus (Mt. Carmel, East; Mt. Carmel, West; St. Ann, Westerville). Mt. Carmel opened in 1886, by the Sisters of the Holy Cross from St. Mary's, Indiana. In 1972, Mt. Carmel East opened to serve the suburbs. Also, St. Ann's Hospital was bought by Mt. Carmel in 1995. At one time, St. Ann's was operated by the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity.
  • Trinity Hospital Twin City, Dennison. Bought by the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania in May 2011.
Former Hospitals

The following list are the closed hospitals of the Diocese, which stopped operations due to high costs and other factors:

  • St. Francis Hospital, Columbus (1862–1955). Operated by the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis. The building was razed in 1957 and today it is the site of Grant Hospital.
  • St. Anthony's Hospital, Columbus (1891–1991). Also operated by the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis. The original building was razed in 1971 and was finally sold in 1991. It is now part of the Ohio State University hospital system.
  • San Antonio Hospital, Kenton (1897–1963). The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati owned the facilities.
  • Mercy Hospital, Mt. Vernon (1919–1975). Owned by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. This hospital closed and merged with the local public hospital of Mt. Vernon.
  • Mercy Hospital, Portsmouth (1917–1981). This hospital was owned by the Sisters of St. Francis of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes from Rochester, Minnesota. It was sold to the community hospital in the city.

Religious institutes[]

The door to the Dominican Province of St. Joseph at St. Patrick Church in Columbus
Saint James the Less Church in Columbus

The Diocese of Columbus has many religious institutes of men and women serving in parishes, schools, colleges, and hospitals.

Religious priests and brothers[]

Dominicans (Province of St. Joseph)
  • Holy Trinity Parish, Somerset
  • Pontifical College Josephinum
  • Ohio Dominican University
  • St. Joseph Parish, Somerset
  • St. Patrick Parish, Columbus
Paulist Fathers
Precious Blood Fathers
  • St. James the Less Parish, Columbus
Sons of the Immaculate Conception Congregation
  • Mt. Carmel Hospitals
  • St. Elizabeth Parish, Columbus

Religious Sisters[]

Catholic radio within the Diocese[]

St. Gabriel Radio office and studio
  • WVSG 820 AM Saint Gabriel Radio (the former WOSU (AM))
  • WFOT at 89.5 FM licensed to Lexington and serving the Mansfield area. Annunciation Radio airs programming from EWTN Global Catholic Radio. WFOT broadcasts as a simulcast of WNOC.

Other stations reaching into portions of the Diocese[]

  • WULM "Radio Maria" 1600 AM in Springfield which reaches towards Columbus in some areas during daylight hours and can also be heard 24/7 on the internet, Android, iPhone and BlackBerry via their respective phone applications which can be downloaded at radiomaria.us Radio Maria USA is based at originating station KJMJ 580 AM in Alexandria, Louisiana.
  • WNOP "Sacred Heart Radio" 720 AM licensed to Newport, Kentucky and based in Cincinnati which also airs local and EWTN programming...plus an FM sister, WHSS 89.5 in Hamilton.

Clergy Abuse Scandal[]

On March 1, 2019, the Diocese released a list of 36 of its clergy that had sexually abused children. Groups that support survivors of clergy child rape and sexual molestation expressed skepticism that the list was complete.

I.  Clergy incardinated in the Diocese of Columbus against whom a credible allegation of sexual abuse of a minor within the Diocese was made and investigated while the clergy was living.

Name Ordained Status
Fr. Ronald Atwood 1969 Deceased
Fr. Thomas Brosmer 1969 Removed from ministry
Fr. R. Michael Ellifritz 1967 Laicized
Fr. Roger Emmert 1962 Deceased
Msgr. Joseph Fete 1974 Laicized
Fr. Michael Hanrahan 1971 Laicized, deceased
Dcn. James Hutson 1982 Deceased
Fr. Philip Jacobs 1974 Laicized
Fr. Raymond Lavelle 1957 Deceased
Fr. Frederick Loyd 1970 Laicized
Fr. Robert Luchi 1957 Left ministry
Fr. Bernard McClory 1953 Deceased
Fr. Thomas McLaughlin 1956 Laicized, deceased
Fr. Samuel Ritchey 1973 Laicized, deceased
Fr. Francis Schaefer 1955 Deceased
Fr. George Tumeo 1965 Laicized
Fr. Martin Weithman 1980 Laicized

II.  Clergy incardinated in the Diocese of Columbus against whom a credible allegation of sexual abuse of a minor within the Diocese was made after the clergy's death.[1]

Name Ordained Status
Msgr. Harry Estadt 1932 Deceased
Fr. John Geiger 1957 Deceased
Fr. Louis Hoffman 1943 Deceased
Fr. Robert Schmidt 1943 Deceased
Fr. Ted Spires 1961 Laicized, deceased
Fr. Alan Sprenger 1960 Deceased
Fr. John Tague 1951 Deceased

III.  Clergy incardinated in the Diocese of Columbus against whom a credible allegation of sexual abuse of a minor at a location outside the Diocese was made and investigated while the cleric was living.

Name Ordained Status
Fr. Carl Drake 1964 Removed from ministry

IV.  Extern or religious clergy (clergy from other dioceses or religious orders) who served in the Diocese of Columbus who were credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors (alleged conduct occurred in the Diocese of Columbus).

Name Ordained Status
Fr. Hector Bellinato, PIME 1935 No longer in Diocese
Fr. David Heimann 1958 Deceased
Dcn. Gabriel Hernandez 2008 Dismissed from the Josephinum, laicized
Fr. Robert Hunt, C.PP.S. 1954 Deceased
Fr. Timothy Keane, SS.CC. 1950 No longer in ministry

V.  Extern or religious clergy who served in the Diocese of Columbus that were credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors elsewhere (alleged conduct occurred outside the Diocese of Columbus).  

Name Ordained Status
Fr. Pierre Albalaa, MSM 1995 Removed from ministry
Fr. Frank Benham 1963 Left ministry
Fr. Aaron J. Cote, OP 1986 Deceased
Fr. Kenneth France-Kelly, OP 1981

Settlement[]

On August 26, 2020, the Diocese of Columbus agreed to settle one sex abuse lawsuit by paying $1 million to alleged victim Kevin Heidtman.[1] Heidtman who is by then in his 30s, said in the lawsuit that longtime St. Charles Preparatory School teacher Monsignor Thomas Bennett, who is deceased, sexually abused him and others and the diocese knowingly let it.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b King, Danae. "Columbus Catholic Diocese settles priest sexual abuse case for $1 million". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-09-18.

External links[]

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