Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus

Diocese of Columbus

Dioecesis Columbensis
St. Joseph Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory23 counties in Central and Southern Ohio.
Ecclesiastical provinceCincinnati
Coordinates39°57′48″N 82°59′41″W / 39.96333°N 82.99472°W / 39.96333; -82.99472
Statistics
Area29,282 sq mi (75,840 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
2,447,972
252,103 (10.3%)
Parishes108
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 3, 1868 (156 years ago)
CathedralSt. Joseph Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Francis de Sales
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEarl K. Fernandes
Metropolitan ArchbishopDennis Marion Schnurr
Bishops emeritusJames Anthony Griffin,
Frederick Francis Campbell
Map
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 central Ohio in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

The mother church of the Diocese of Columbus is St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus. The diocese was erected on March 3, 1868, by Pope Pius IX. The current bishop of Columbus is Earl K. Fernandes.