Diocese of Charleston

This article is about the diocese with a cathedral in Charleston, South Carolina. For the diocese with a cathedral in Charleston, West Virginia, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston.

Diocese of Charleston

Dioecesis Carolopolitana
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory South Carolina
Ecclesiastical provinceAtlanta
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Atlanta
Statistics
Area31,055 sq mi (80,430 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2023)
  • 5,282,634
  • 205,947 (3.9%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJuly 11, 1820
CathedralCathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Patron saintSt. John the Baptist(Primary)
St. Finbar (Secondary)
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJacques E. Fabre
Metropolitan ArchbishopGregory John Hartmayer
Vicar GeneralGregory Wilson
D. Anthony Droze
Bishops emeritusRobert E. Guglielmone
Map
Website
charlestondiocese.org

The Diocese of Charleston (Latin: Dioecesis Carolopolitana) is a diocese of the Catholic Church for the state of South Carolina in the United States; its territory includes the entire state of South Carolina. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The bishop is Jacques Fabre-Jeune.

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