The Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus is a Roman Catholic diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 in the Ecclesiastical Province

Ecclesiastical Province

An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...

 of Cincinnati covering 23 counties in Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. The episcopal see

Episcopal See

An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...

 of the diocese is situated at Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

. The diocese was erected on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX

Pope Pius IX

Blessed Pope Pius IX , born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was the longest-reigning elected Pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving from 16 June 1846 until his death, a period of nearly 32 years. During his pontificate, he convened the First Vatican Council in 1869, which decreed papal...

 out of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati covers the southwest region of the U.S. state of Ohio, including the greater Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas. The Archbishop of Cincinnati is Most Rev...

. On October 21, 1944 the diocese lost territory when Pope Pius XII

Pope Pius XII

The Venerable Pope Pius XII , born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli , reigned as Pope, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City State, from 2 March 1939 until his death in 1958....

 erected the Diocese of Steubenville

Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville is a Roman Catholic diocese covering thirteen counties in Ohio. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius XII on October 21, 1944 out of territory from the Diocese of Columbus....

.

Early history

The Catholic faith was brought in the area by the Dominican Order

Dominican Order

The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...

 in Somerset, Ohio

Somerset, Ohio

Somerset is a village in Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,549 at the 2000 census.Saint Joseph Church, the oldest Catholic church in Ohio, is located just outside of Somerset on State Route 383.-Geography:...

. They established St. Joseph's Parish in Somerset, which is the oldest parish in the state of Ohio, while under the direction of Edward Fenwick

Edward Fenwick

Bishop Edward Dominic Fenwick, O.P. was born on the Patuxent river, Maryland to Colonel Ignatius Fenwick and Sarah Taney...

. 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

The bishops

Bishop (Catholic Church)

In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith and ruling the Church....

 of the diocese, in the order they served, are:

1. Sylvester Horton Rosecrans
   Sylvester Horton Rosecrans
   Sylvester Horton Rosecrans was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Columbus from 1868 until his death in 1878.-Biography:...
   
    (1868–1878) died
2. John Ambrose Watterson
   John Ambrose Watterson
   John Ambrose Watterson was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Columbus from 1880 until his death in 1899.-Biography:...
   
    (1880–1899) died
3. Henry Moeller (1900–1903) appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati
   Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
   The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati covers the southwest region of the U.S. state of Ohio, including the greater Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas. The Archbishop of Cincinnati is Most Rev...
   
   
4. James Joseph Hartley
   James Joseph Hartley
   James Joseph Hartley was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fourth Bishop of Columbus from 1904 until his death over 39 years later...
   
    (1903–1944) died
5. Michael Joseph Ready
   Michael Joseph Ready
   Michael Joseph Ready was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Columbus from 1944 until his death.-Early life and education:...
   
    (1944–1957) died
6. Clarence George Issenmann
   Clarence George Issenmann
   Clarence George Issenmann was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Cleveland from 1966 to 1974.-Biography:...
   
    (1957–1964) appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cleveland
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
   The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland is a Roman Catholic diocese in Ohio. It was erected on April 23, 1847 by Pope Pius IX. The diocese lost territory in 1910 when the Diocese of Toledo was erected by Pope Pius X, and in 1943 when the Diocese of Youngstown was erected by Pope Pius XII...
   
   
7. John Joseph Carberry (1965–1968) appointed Archbishop of Saint Louis
   Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis
   The Archdiocese of St. Louis is the Roman Catholic archdiocese that covers the City of St. Louis as well as the following Missouri counties: Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perry, Saint Charles, Saint Francois, Ste. Genevieve, St...
   
    and elevated to Cardinal
   Cardinal (Catholicism)
   A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
   
    in 1969
8. Clarence Edward Elwell
   Clarence Edward Elwell
   Clarence Edward Elwell was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Columbus from 1968 until his death in 1973.-Biography:...
   
    (1968–1973) died
9. Edward John Herrmann
   Edward John Herrmann
   Edward John Herrmann was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Columbus from 1973 to 1982.-Biography:...
   
    (1973–1982) retired
10. James Anthony Griffin
    James Anthony Griffin
    James Anthony Griffin is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Columbus from 1983 to 2004.-Biography:...
    
     (1983–2004) retired
11. Frederick Francis Campbell (2005—)

• note: Father Nicolaus Aloysius Gallagher
  Nicolaus Aloysius Gallagher
  Nicolaus Aloysius Gallagher was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Galveston from 1892 until his death in 1918.-Biography:...
  
   served as Apostolic Administrator
  Apostolic Administrator
  An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration...
  
   sede vacante
  Sede vacante
  Sede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...
  
  between Rosecrans' death in 1878 and Watterson's appointment in 1880. He would later be appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston encompasses of ten counties in the southeastern area of Texas: Galveston; Harris; Austin; Brazoria; Fort Bend; Grimes; Montgomery; San Jacinto; Walker; and Waller.The chancery of the diocese is located in Downtown Houston. The Archdiocese's...
  
   in 1882 and succeed in 1892.

Affiliated Bishops

• Francis William Howard
  Francis William Howard
  Francis William Howard was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Covington from 1923 until his death in 1944.-Biography:...
  
  , Bishop of Covington
  Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington is a Roman Catholic diocese in Northern Kentucky, covering that includes the city of Covington and the following Kentucky counties: Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Gallatin, Carroll, Grant, Owen, Pendleton, Harrison, Bracken, Robertson, Mason, Fleming, and Lewis. ...
  
   (1923–1944) was a priest in the Diocese of Columbus (1891–1923)
• Edward Gerard Hettinger was Auxiliary Bishop of Columbus (1941–1977)
• George Avis Fulcher
  George Avis Fulcher
  George Avis Fulcher was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana from 1983 to 1984....
  
   was Auxiliary Bishop of Columbus (1976–1983) before being appointed Bishop of Lafayette
  Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
  The Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana was established by Pope Pius XII on October 21, 1944, from the territory of the Diocese of Fort Wayne. At that time, there were 54 parishes. The diocese contained approximately 31,700 Roman Catholics at its inception...
  
   (1983–1984)

Parishes

As of 2011, the Diocese of Columbus compromises of 106 parishes and 3 missions.
The parishes are divided into the following deaneries:

Center - South Columbus Deanery

• Community of Holy Rosary/St. John the Evangelist, Columbus (African American; 1979)
• Corpus Chrisit, Columbus (1923)
• Holy Cross, Columbus (German; 1846)
• Sts. Augustine & Gabriel, Columbus (Vietnamese; 1925)
• St. Dominic, Columbus (African American; 1889)
• St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus (1866)
• St. Ladislas, Columbus (Hungarian/Croatian 1908)
• St. Mary of the Assumption, Columbus (German; 1865)
• St. Patrick, Columbus (Irish; 1852)
• St. Thomas the Apostle, Columbus (1900)

Northwest Columbus Deanery

• Our Lady of Victory, Columbus (1922)
• St. Agatha, Columbus (1940)
• St. Andrew, Columbus (1955)
• Saint Brendan the Navigator Church
  Saint Brendan the Navigator Church
  Saint Brendan the Navigator Church is a church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. The parish is located in Hilliard, Ohio. Its patron is Saint Brendan of Clonfert, known as "The Navigator" for his legendary voyages...
  
  , 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

• Holy Name, Columbus (1905)
• Immaculate Conception, Columbus (1915)
• 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, 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

• Holy Family, Columbus (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

• Blessed 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, 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

• 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, Zanesvile (Irish/Italian; 1842)

Knox-Licking Deanery

• Church of the Ascension, Johnstown (1912)
• Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Newark (1904)
• Church of the Nativity, Utica (1912)
• 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

• Holy Trintiy, Zoar (1995)
• Immacualte Conception, Dennison (Italian; 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

• 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

• 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

• Holy Redeemer, Portsmouth (Irish; 1853)
• Holy Trinity, Pond Creek (1854)
• Our Lady of Lourdes, Otway (1916)
• Our Lady of Sorrows, West Portsmouth (1945)
• St. Mary of the Annunciation, Portsmouth (German; 1880)
• St. Monica, New Boston (1916)
• St. Peter in Chains, Wheelersburg (1849)

Colleges

• Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Columbus
• Ohio Dominican University
  Ohio Dominican University
  Ohio Dominican University is a private four-year liberal arts institution, founded in 1911 in the Catholic and Dominican traditions. The main campus spans over in the North Central neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, United States. The university has just over 3,100 students and offers undergraduate...
  
  , Columbus
• Pontifical College Josephinum
  Pontifical College Josephinum
  The Pontifical College Josephinum is a four-year, Roman Catholic liberal arts college and graduate school of theology founded by Monsignor Joseph Jessing in 1888 and located in Columbus, Ohio, USA. The seminary prepares its students to become priests in the Roman Catholic Church. Students come...
  
  , Columbus (Jurisdiction of the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Pietro Sambi
  Pietro Sambi
  Pietro Sambi was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served in the Vatican's Secretariat of State. At the time of his death, he was the Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum and the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States....
  
  )

High schools

• Bishop Hartley High School
  Bishop Hartley High School (Columbus, Ohio)
  Bishop Hartley High School is a private, Catholic high school located in Columbus, Ohio. The school is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus, and serves the East side of Columbus. It is a coeducational high school and typically has an enrollment between 600 and 700 students...
  
  , Columbus
• Bishop Ready High School
  Bishop Ready High School (Columbus, Ohio)
  Bishop Ready High School is a Catholic high school located in Columbus, Ohio. The school is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus.-Facilities:...
  
  , Columbus
• Bishop Rosecrans High School
  Bishop Rosecrans High School
  Bishop Rosecrans High School is a private, Catholic high school, operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus, located in Zanesville, Ohio. The school's athletic teams are known as the Bishops.-School history:...
  
  , Zanesville
• Bishop Watterson High School
  Bishop Watterson High School (Columbus, Ohio)
  Bishop Watterson High School is a parochial, college preparatory high school located in Columbus, Ohio.-History:Bishop Watterson High School, founded in 1954 under the auspices of the Diocese of Columbus, is a co-educational college preparatory institution serving the Central Ohio area...
  
  , Columbus
• Marion Catholic High School
  Marion Catholic High School (Ohio)
  Marion Catholic High School is a private, Catholic high school in Marion, Ohio. It is 1 of 11 high schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus. Their nickname is the Fighting Irish....
  
  , Marion
• Newark Catholic High School
  Newark Catholic High School
  Newark Catholic High School is a private, Catholic co-educational high school located in Newark, Ohio in Licking County. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus.-Mission statement:...
  
  , Newark
• Notre Dame High School
  Notre Dame High School (Portsmouth, Ohio)
  Notre Dame High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Portsmouth, Ohio, which is located in Scioto County in Southern Ohio. It is a part of the Diocese of Columbus. Their mascot is the Titans...
  
  , Portsmouth
• Saint Charles Preparatory School
  Saint Charles Preparatory School
  Saint Charles Preparatory School is a four-year college preparatory school in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1923 by the fourth Bishop of Columbus, James J. Hartley, as a Roman Catholic college seminary...
  
  , Columbus
• St. Francis DeSales High School
  St. Francis DeSales High School (Columbus, Ohio)
  St. Francis DeSales High School is located in Columbus, Ohio and is part of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus. The school has an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students, in four grade levels.-Location:...
  
  , Columbus
• Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School
  Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School
  Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School is a private, Catholic high school in New Philadelphia, Ohio. It is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus. Their nickname is the Saints. Their school colors are black and gold.-History:...
  
  , New Philadelphia
• William V. Fisher Catholic High School
  William V. Fisher Catholic High School
  William V. Fisher Catholic High School is a private, Catholic high school in Lancaster, Ohio, USA. Its nickname is The Irish.-History:St. Mary High School was founded in 1891 in Lancaster, Ohio. It was renamed Bishop Fenwick High School in 1961. Fisher Catholic was built in 1971 at a new...
  
  , Lancaster

Elementary schools

• All Saints Academy, Columbus
• Bishop Fenwick, Zanesville
• Bishop Flaget, Chillicothe
• Blessed Sacrament, Newark
• Holy Spirit, Columbus
• 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 Hosptial began in 1900 and is co-sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity
  Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity
  The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity are a Congregation of Roman Catholic apostolic religious women. The congregation was founded in 1869 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee--later part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. They follow St...
  
   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
  Sisters of the Holy Cross
  The Sisters of the Holy Cross headquartered on the same grounds as Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, is one of three Catholic congregations of religious sisters which trace their origins to the foundation of the Congregation of Holy Cross by the Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau,...
  
   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
  Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity
  The Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity is a Roman Catholic religious congregation for women.-History:The international congregation was founded in 1835 in the Netherlands by Mother Magdalen Damen . In 1874, the first three missionary sisters, accompanied by General Superior...
  
  .
• Trinity Hospital Twin City, Dennison. Recently, bought by the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio 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
  Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
  The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati were founded in October 1829 on a model of Elizabeth Ann Seton, who founded the first community of religious women, native to the United States...
  
   owned the facilities.
• Mercy Hospital, Mt. Vernon (1919-1975). Owned by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
  Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
  The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth was founded in 1812 near Bardstown, Kentucky when three young women responded to Bishop John Baptist Mary David's call for assistance in ministering to the needs of the people of the area. Nineteen year old Catherine Spalding was elected its...
  
  . 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 orders

The Diocese of Columbus has many religious men and women orders 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
• St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Zanesville

Paulist Fathers

Paulist Fathers

The Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle, better known as the Paulist Fathers, is a Roman Catholic religious society for men founded in New York City in 1858 by Servant of God Fr. Isaac Thomas Hecker in collaboration with Fr. George Deshon, Fr. Augustine Hewit, and Fr. Francis A. Baker....

• St. Thomas More Newman Center

Precious Blood Fathers

Missionaries of the Precious Blood

The Missionaries of the Precious Blood form a community of priests and brothers within the Latin Church, one of the 23 sui iuris churches which make up the universal Catholic Church. The Society was founded by Saint Gaspar del Bufalo in 1815...

• St. James the Less Parish, Columbus

Society of Jesus

Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...

• Pontifical College Josephinum

Sons of the Immaculate Conception Congregation

• Mt. Carmel Hospitals

Religious Sisters

• Sisters of the Good Shepherd, Columbus
• Holy Cross Sisters, Columbus
• Dominican Sisters of Peace, Columbus
• Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, Columbus
• Missionary Servants of the Word, Columbus
• Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity
  Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity
  The Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity is a Roman Catholic religious congregation for women.-History:The international congregation was founded in 1835 in the Netherlands by Mother Magdalen Damen . In 1874, the first three missionary sisters, accompanied by General Superior...
  
  , Columbus
• Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist
  Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist
  The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in 1997 by four members of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, it has, as of 2010, approximately 100 Sisters.-History:...
  
  , Worthington
• Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity
  Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity
  The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity are a Congregation of Roman Catholic apostolic religious women. The congregation was founded in 1869 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee--later part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. They follow St...
  
  , Zanesville

Catholic radio within the Diocese

• Saint Gabriel Radio which is currently being aired on WVKO (AM)
  WVKO (AM)
  WVKO is an American AM radio station licensed to broadcast in Columbus, Ohio.WVKO changed from a progressive talk format to Catholic radio programming, provided by Columbus-based St. Gabriel Radio....
  
   1580 kHz in Columbus via a lease aggreement with owner Bernard Ohio LLC. St. Gabriel has purchased the current WOSU (AM)
  WOSU (AM)
  WOSU WOSU WOSU (820 AM is a National Public Radio news and talk radio station located in Columbus, Ohio and serving the Columbus metro area. WOSU is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as a daytime and nighttime radio station, operating with a non-directional power of 5 kW...
  
   820 kHz from the Ohio State University on September 21, 2011. FCC approval was given on November 7, 2011 ,upon which St. Gabriel will move from 1580 to 820 AM on December 20, 2011 under the new callsign WVSG
  WVSG (AM)
  WVSG "St.Gabriel Radio" is a planned non-commercial radio station which is scheduled to take the place of the current WOSU 820 kHz in Columbus, Ohio....
  
  . St. Gabriel also owns and operates WFOT at 89.5 FM licensed to Lexington and serving the Mansfield area. St. Gabriel Radio airs programming from EWTN Global Catholic Radio along with locally originating programs.

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
  IPhone
  The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
  
   and BlackBerry
  BlackBerry
  BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
  
   via their respective phone applications which can be downloaded at radiomaria.us Radio Maria USA is based at originating station KJMJ
  KJMJ
  KJMJ "Radio Maria" is an American AM radio broadcasting stationin Alexandria, Louisiana where the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana is also headquartered and is the originating English language station of Radio Maria USA airing Catholic programming.-History:Originally founded in 1935 as KALB ,...
  
   580 AM in Alexandria, Louisiana.

• WNOP
  WNOP
  WNOP is a radio station located in Newport, Kentucky that can be heard in/around the Cincinnati area. It now broadcasts for Cincinnati's Catholic community and archdiocesan base and is an affiliate of EWTN radio for most of its programming....
  
   "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
  WHSS
  WHSS is an FM radio station in Hamilton, Ohio, United States, broadcasting with an effective radiated power of 190 watts. During the decades WHSS was owned and operated by the Hamilton City School District, it played an Alternative format...
  
  89.5 in Hamilton.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus Home Page