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Baltimore Auxiliary Bishop Mark E. Brennan named Ninth Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston
Pope Francis has named the Most Reverend Mark E. Brennan, currently Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. Bishop Brennan, 72, was ordained a priest of [...]
Parkersburg Catholic High School Student Receives NCYC Scholarship
PARKERSBURG, W.Va.—Paul Benedict Takeshi Teltscher, a sophomore at Parkersburg Catholic High School and a parishioner of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Parkersburg, W.Va., was the recipient of a Bishop Scholarship donated by Archbishop William [...]
Wheeling-Charleston Apostolic Administrator Archbishop William Lori Announces Personnel Changes
Wheeling, W.Va.—Acting in his capacity as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, Archbishop William E. Lori today announced the following personnel changes involving officials of the Chancery. Monsignor Frederick Annie resigned as Vicar General [...]
2019 Graduating Classes of Diocese’s Six Catholic High Schools Offered $15 Million in Scholarships
WEST VIRGINIA—Members of the 2019 graduating classes of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston’s six Catholic high schools across West Virginia were collectively offered over $15 million in scholarships. The newly graduated of Madonna High [...]
Joseph Wiley to be Ordained a Priest for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
WHEELING, W.Va.—Rev. Mr. Nye Frederick “Joseph” Wiley, III, will be ordained to the priesthood at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wheeling at 11 a.m. June 1. He will be ordained by Archbishop William E. [...]
STATEMENT OF THE DIOCESE OF WHEELING-CHARLESTON
The Diocese learned from media sources today that the Attorney General of the State of West Virginia has filed a responsive pleading in the Circuit Court of Wood County, West Virginia. The new pleading is [...]