Diocese of Columbus
Diocese of Columbus Dioecesis Columbensis | |
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St. Joseph Cathedral | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | 23 counties in Central and Southern Ohio. |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cincinnati |
| Coordinates | 39°57′48″N 82°59′41″W / 39.96333°N 82.99472°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 29,282 sq mi (75,840 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 81 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 3, 1868 (158 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. Joseph Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Francis de Sales |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Earl K. Fernandes |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Robert Gerald Casey |
| Bishops emeritus | James Anthony Griffin, Frederick Francis Campbell |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| columbuscatholic.org | |
The Diocese of Columbus (Latin: Dioecesis Columbensis) is a 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 is St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus. The diocese was erected in 1868. The current bishop is Earl K. Fernandes.