The bishop of the Diocese of Steubenville plans to propose merging with the Columbus Catholic diocese, his spokesman says.

NEW YORK – Even though an internal report has found the Diocese of Steubenville presently “viable,” Bishop Edward Lohse has revealed that a merger with the Diocese of Columbus remains a ...

According to 2021 statistics, the Columbus Diocese has a Catholic population of nearly 290,000 out of a total population of just over 2.8 million. Statistics on the Steubenville Diocese from 2020 ...

Months later, the Ohio bishops unanimously voted that a Diocese of Steubenville and Diocese ... be presented at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops general assembly in November ...

The biggest expense facing the diocese is Holy Name Cathedral. Officials say it has deteriorated to a point where it may need ...

Bishop Edward Lohse, apostolic administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Steubenville, spoke from between photos of Pope Francis, left, and Pope Benedict XVI during Tuesday’s press conference in ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — Local leaders met Monday to discuss the potential merger of the Catholic Diocese of Steubenville with the Columbus Diocese. The meeting took place in Steubenville and ...

A press conference took place recently in Steubenville ... “is the projected decrease in both the diocese’s general population and Catholic population, with no reversal of this trend in ...

The move comes amidst a nationwide decline in church attendance and a shortage of priests, and after two years of talks with ...

The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville has expressed interest in possibly merging the diocese with the Catholic Diocese of Columbus. Steubenville Bishop Jeffrey Monforton plans ...