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Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio

Diocese of Southern Ohio
Diocese of Southern Ohio seal.gif
Location
Ecclesiastical province Province V
Statistics
Congregations 72
Members 19,925 (2014)
Information
Rite Episcopal
Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop Thomas E. Breidenthal
Map
Location of the Diocese of Southern Ohio
Location of the Diocese of Southern Ohio
Website
www.diosohio.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over 40 counties in southern Ohio. It is one of 15 dioceses that make up the Province of the Midwest (Province 5). The offices of the Bishop of Southern Ohio and the cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, are both located in downtown Cincinnati.

The Diocese of Southern Ohio split from the Diocese of Ohio in 1875. The diocese’s original cathedral, St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral, Cincinnati, was located in downtown Cincinnati but was demolished in 1937 due to structural problems. Thomas A. Jaggar became the first bishop in 1875. The current bishop, Thomas E. Breidenthal, was consecrated April 28, 2007.

The bishops of Southern Ohio have been:


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