Bishops of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
July 19, 1850 – July 7, 1874
Born January 28, 1809. Ordained May 1, 1831, for the Diocese of Richmond. Consecrated Bishop of Richmond, March 21, 1841. Transferred to Bishop of Wheeling, July 19, 1850. Died July 7, 1874. Buried at Bishop’s Chapel, Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling.
May 23, 1875 – July 6, 1893
Born May 31, 1841. Ordained July 7, 1866, for the Diocese of Wheeling. Consecrated May 23, 1875, for the Diocese of Wheeling. Transferred to Archdiocese of St. Louis, July 6, 1893, as Coadjutor with Right of Succession. Succeeded as Archbishop of St. Louis, May 21, 1895. Died October 13, 1903. Buried at Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.
April 8, 1894 – October 4, 1922
Born April 15, 1849. Ordained December 19, 1885, for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Consecrated April 8, 1894, for the Diocese of Wheeling. Died October 4, 1922. Buried at Bishop’s Chapel, Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling.
February 22, 1922 – December 11, 1922
Ordinary of Wheeling
December 11, 1922 – November 23, 1962
Born December 15, 1879. Ordained June 23, 1904, for the Diocese of Wheeling. Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Wheeling, February 22, 1922. Consecrated May 11, 1922. Appointed Bishop of Wheeling, December 11, 1922. Appointed Archbishop ad Personam (personal honorary title), March 12, 1952. Died November 23, 1962. Buried at Bishop’s Chapel, Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling.
March 7, 1951 – February 25, 1961
Born August 18, 1894. Ordained September 20, 1919, for the Archdiocese of New York. Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of New York, June 21, 1947. Consecrated September 15, 1947. Appointed Coadjutor with Right of Succession for the Diocese of Wheeling, March 7, 1951. Died February 25, 1961. Buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling.
May 24, 1961 – November 23, 1962
Ordinary of Wheeling-Charleston
November 23, 1962 – January 27, 1985
Born October 8, 1911. Ordained December 8, 1935. Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Richmond, August 8, 1952. Consecrated October 15, 1952. Appointed Coadjutor with Right of Succession for the Diocese of Wheeling, May 24, 1961. Succeeded as Bishop of Wheeling, November 23, 1962. Died January 27, 1985. Buried at the Bishop’s Chapel, Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling.
April 3, 1973 – September 22, 1987
Born May 30, 1926. Ordained December 21, 1951, for the Missionary Society of St. Columban. Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju, South Korea, February 15, 1966. Consecrated April 15, 1966. Transferred to Auxiliary Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, April 3, 1973. Resigned September 22, 1987. Died September 21, 2010. Buried at Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, MD.
June 4, 1985 – December 6, 1988
Born December 23, 1926. Ordained May 10, 1952, for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, June 27, 1981. Consecrated August 12, 1981. Transferred to Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, June 4, 1985. Transferred to Archbishop of New Orleans, December 6, 1988. Died January 17, 2016. Buried at Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis King of France, New Orleans
May 31, 1988 – March 30, 1989
Ordinary of Wheeling-Charleston
March 30, 1989 – December 9, 2004
Born August 17, 1928. Ordained May 28, 1955, for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, May 31, 1988. Consecrated August 1, 1988. Succeeded as Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, March 30, 1989. Resigned December 9, 2004. Died August 16, 2011. Buried at the Bishop’s Chapel, Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling.
December 9, 2004 – September 13, 2018
Born September 8, 1943. Ordained May 15, 1971, for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Appointed Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, December 9, 2004. Consecrated February 22, 2005. Resigned September 13, 2018
July 23, 2019 – Present
Born February 6, 1947. Ordained May 15, 1976 for the Archdiocese of Washington. Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, December 5, 2016. Ordained, January 19, 2017. Appointed Ninth Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, July 23, 2019. Installed, August 22, 2019.