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From the Desk of Bishop Brennan

01-02-24 – Israel-Hamas War: a Second Look

International Cooperation Needed for Peace in the Middle East Early in the Israel-Hamas War (October 17, 2023) I analyzed the conflict according to the traditional norms of the Catholic just war theory: 1.) a defensive [...]

04-13-23 – Invitation from Bishop Mark E. Brennan

Dear Faithful of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, At a meeting of the American bishops a couple years ago, I voted for a Eucharistic Revival in our country to renew the faith of American Catholics in [...]

04-06-23 – Easter Message from Bishop Mark Brennan

My brothers and sisters in Christ, may God who raised Jesus from the dead bless, protect and guide you. Easter is the great game-changer in history. Everything is relativized by Jesus’ breaking the bonds of [...]

03-06-23 – 2023 Updated Liturgical Guidelines

My Dear Brother Priests, During the COVID-19 pandemic, I asked that several safety measures be implemented in parishes and during Mass out of concern for the health of our parishioners. Please take a moment to [...]

02-02-23 – Concerns for Immigrants Among Us

As a priest I have spent over thirty-five years serving and getting to know immigrants to our country. They are good people. While, we may not have large numbers of immigrants in West Virginia, those [...]

News & Announcements

03-07-24 – Bishop Mark Brennan has made public the following appointments:

Father Dominic Athishu is appointed pastor of St. Sebastian Parish, Kingwood; St. Edward the Confessor Mission, Terra Alta; and St. Zita Mission, Masontown, effective immediately. His place of residence is not affected by this assignment. Father Justin M. Golna, J.C.L., is appointed pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Wellsburg, [...]

02-26-24 – Bishop Mark Brennan has made public the following appointment:

Father Anthony Thurston is appointed as temporary administrator of St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Weirton and Sacred Heart of Mary Parish in Weirton, effective February 18, 2024. This appointment is in addition to his current responsibilities as parochial vicar of these same parishes. His place of residence will remain [...]

01-26-24 – Bishop Mark Brennan has made public the following appointments:

Father Arul Anthony is appointed pastor of Epiphany of Our Lord Parish in Moorefield, St. Mary Parish in Petersburg, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Franklin with residence at the parish rectory in Moorefield, effective February 1, 2024. Father L.J. Asantha Jude Perera, T.O.R., is appointed priest in residence [...]

09-25-23 – Bishop Mark E. Brennan has made public the following appointments:

In consultation with Very Rev. Paul Puthuva, VC, provincial superior of the Vincentian Congregation in Kerala, India, Father Joseph Abraham, VC, is appointed priest in residence at St. Mary Parish in Morgantown and chaplain of J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown and Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown with residence [...]

09-06-23 – Bishop Mark E. Brennan has made public the following appointments:

Father John Rice is reappointed as district friar to the West Virginia State Council of the 4th Degree of the Knights of Columbus, effective immediately. This is in addition to his current assignment as pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Parkersburg. Father Nye “Joseph” Wiley is appointed chaplain to Council #12830 [...]

08-03-23 – Bishop Mark Brennan has made public the following appointments:

Father John Gallagher is reappointed to the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston’s Finance Council for a term of one year, effective June 30, 2023. This is in addition to his current assignment as pastor of St. Michael Parish in Vienna. Deacon Dave Galvin is reappointed to the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston’s Finance Council [...]

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