page_title: Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
hierarchical_section_title: Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
caption_attribution_description: English: The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Cleveland, OH
context_page_description: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland is a Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. state of Ohio. Pope Pius IX erected the diocese April 23, 1847, in territory taken from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The diocese lost territory in 1910 when Pope Pius X erected the Diocese of Toledo, and in 1943 when Pope Pius XII erected the Diocese of Youngstown. It is currently the 17th-largest diocese in the United States by population, encompassing the counties of Ashland, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, and Wayne. As of February 2020, the office of bishop is sede vacante, and the diocesan administrator is Donald P. Oleksiak. The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist located in downtown Cleveland is the mother church of the diocese. The bishop-designee is Edward C. Malesic.
  As of 2017, the Diocese had a population of approximately 677,219 Catholics and contained 185 parishes, 22 Catholic high schools, three Catholic hospitals, three universities, two shrines, and two seminaries. The diocese has 258 active priests and 1,035 sisters.
context_section_description: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland (Latin: Dioecesis Clevelandensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. state of Ohio.  Pope Pius IX erected the diocese April 23, 1847, in territory taken from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The diocese lost territory in 1910 when Pope Pius X erected the Diocese of Toledo, and in 1943 when Pope Pius XII erected the Diocese of Youngstown. It is currently the 17th-largest diocese in the United States by population, encompassing the counties of Ashland, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, and Wayne. As of February 2020, the office of bishop is sede vacante, and the diocesan administrator is Donald P. Oleksiak. The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist located in downtown Cleveland is the mother church of the diocese. The bishop-designee is Edward C. Malesic.
  As of 2017, the Diocese had a population of approximately 677,219 Catholics and contained 185 parishes, 22 Catholic high schools, three Catholic hospitals, three universities, two shrines (St. Paul Shrine Church and St. Stanislaus Church), and two seminaries (Centers for Pastoral Leadership). The diocese has 258 active priests and 1,035 sisters.
caption: Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
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