Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston Dioecesis Vhelingensis–Carolopolitanus
Location
Country	United States
Territory	State of West Virginia
Ecclesiastical province	Baltimore
Metropolitan	Baltimore
Statistics
Area	24,239 sq mi (62,780 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 1,958,000 116,500 (5.9%)
Parishes	110
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	July 19, 1850 (166 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Wheeling)
Co-cathedral	Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Charleston)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Michael Joseph Bransfield
Metropolitan Archbishop	William E. Lori Archbishop of Baltimore
Map
Website
www.dwc.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston (Latin: Dioecesis Vhelingensis–Carolopolitanus) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States comprising the state of West Virginia. It is a conjoined diocese with two centers of worship, one day expected to be split into two separate entities. The diocese is led by Bishop Michael J. Bransfield who serves as pastor of the mother church, Cathedral of Saint Joseph in the City of Wheeling. He is also pastor of the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in the City of Charleston.

The original Diocese of Wheeling was canonically erected on July 19, 1850, by Pope Pius IX. Its territory was taken from the Diocese of Richmond. In response to the growth of Catholicism in the state, the ecclesiastical territory became a conjoined diocese and its name was changed on August 21, 1974, by Pope Paul VI.At the same time, its boundary was shifted to coincide with the state of West Virginia.

The Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston is home to Wheeling Jesuit University, an institution of higher learning administered by the Society of Jesus.

There are seven vicariates in the Diocese:

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