Diocese of Charleston

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Bishop(s) Vacant David Bernard Thompson, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 11 July 1820 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Atlanta Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: South Carolina Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 80,401 (31,055 Square Miles) Description: Comprises the State of South Carolina. Conference Region: XIV (FL, GA, NC, SC) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: CHR Official Web Site: http://www.catholic-doc.org/ Mailing Address: 119 Broad St., P.O. Box 818, Charleston, SC 29402 Telephone: (843)853-2130 Fax: 724-6387

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• John England † (11 Jul 1820 Appointed - 11 Apr 1842 Died)
• Ignatius Aloysius Reynolds † (28 Nov 1843 Appointed - 6 Mar 1855 Died)
• Patrick Neeson Lynch † (11 Dec 1857 Appointed - 26 Feb 1882 Died)
• Henry Pinckney Northrop † (27 Jan 1883 Appointed - 7 Jun 1916 Died)
• William Thomas B. Russell † (7 Dec 1916 Appointed - 18 Mar 1927 Died)
• Emmet Michael Walsh † (20 Jun 1927 Appointed - 8 Sep 1949 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Youngstown)
• John Joyce Russell † (28 Jan 1950 Appointed - 3 Jul 1958 Appointed, Bishop of Richmond)
• Paul John Hallinan † (9 Sep 1958 Appointed - 19 Feb 1962 Appointed, Archbishop of Atlanta)
• Francis Frederick Reh † (6 Jun 1962 Appointed - 5 Sep 1964 Appointed, Rector of the Pontifical North American College)
• Ernest Leo Unterkoefler † (12 Dec 1964 Appointed - 22 Feb 1990 Resigned)
• David Bernard Thompson (22 Feb 1990 Succeeded - 12 Jul 1999 Resigned)
• Robert Joseph Baker (12 Jul 1999 Appointed - 14 Aug 2007 Appointed, Bishop of Birmingham)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
11 July 1820	Erected	Archdiocese of Baltimore	Diocese of Charleston (erected)
3 July 1850	Territory Lost	Diocese of Charleston Diocese of Mobile	Diocese of Savannah (erected)
3 March 1868	Territory Lost	Diocese of Charleston	Vicariate Apostolic of North Carolina (erected)
10 February 1962	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Charleston (From Baltimore to Atlanta)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	17,508	1,899,804	.9%	60	41	101	173		41	230	42	ap1951
1959	31,018	2,370,000	1.3%	78	56	134	231		94	335	57	ap1960
1966	41,704	2,450,000	1.7%	85	65	150	278		104	344	63	ap1967
1970	44,751	2,669,000	1.7%	97	59	156	286		82	278	65	ap1971
1976	51,561	2,784,000	1.9%	75	54	129	399	2	77	248	95	ap1977
1980	59,027	2,876,000	2.1%	78	57	135	437	18	84	272	105	ap1981
1990	78,768	3,566,650	2.2%	76	57	133	592	28	86	214	112	ap1991
1999	121,637	3,760,000	3.2%	92	34	126	965	63	28	137	85	ap2000
2000	126,794	3,885,736	3.3%	101	34	135	939	69	61	154	85	ap2001
2001	130,255	4,012,012	3.2%	100	34	134	972	70	64	151	91	ap2002
2002	130,696	4,012,012	3.3%	89	34	123	1,062	70	70	152	117	ap2003
2003	148,116	4,027,012	3.7%	102	43	145	1,021	103	86	137	117	ap2004
2004	152,413	4,054,890	3.8%	108	45	153	996	100	69	143	93	ap2005
2006	157,358	4,229,990	3.7%	96	44	140	1,123	78	64	134	92	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Robert Joseph Baker (Bishop: 12 Jul 1999 to 14 Aug 2007)
• John Barry † (Priest: 24 Sep 1825 to 9 Jan 1857)
• Joseph Louis Bernardin † (Priest: 26 Apr 1952 to 9 Mar 1966)
• William Clancy † (Coadjutor Bishop: 30 Oct 1834 to 12 Apr 1837)
• John England † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1820 to 11 Apr 1842)
• Paul John Hallinan † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1958 to 19 Feb 1962)
• Patrick Neeson Lynch † (Priest: 5 Apr 1840; Bishop: 11 Dec 1857 to 26 Feb 1882)
• John James Joseph Monaghan † (Priest: 19 Dec 1880 to 26 Jan 1897)
• John Moore † (Priest: 9 Apr 1860 to 16 Feb 1877)
• Henry Pinckney Northrop † (Priest: 25 Jun 1865 to 16 Sep 1881; Bishop: 27 Jan 1883 to 7 Jun 1916)
• Francis Frederick Reh † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1962 to 5 Sep 1964)
• Ignatius Aloysius Reynolds † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1843 to 6 Mar 1855)
• John Joyce Russell † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1950 to 3 Jul 1958)
• William Thomas B. Russell † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1916 to 18 Mar 1927)
• David Bernard Thompson (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Apr 1989; Bishop: 22 Feb 1990 to 12 Jul 1999)
• Ernest Leo Unterkoefler † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1964 to 22 Feb 1990)
• Emmet Michael Walsh † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1927 to 8 Sep 1949)