The Diocese of Cleveland ( la, Dioecesis Clevelandensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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in the northeastern portion of the

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erected the diocese April 23, 1847, in territory taken from the

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. The diocese lost territory in 1910 when

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erected the Diocese of Toledo, and in 1943 when

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erected the

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. It is currently the 17th-largest diocese in the United States by population, encompassing the counties of Ashland, Cuyahoga,

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, Lorain,

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, and Wayne. , the current

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is Edward Charles Malesic. The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist located in

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is the

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of the diocese. As of 2017, the Diocese had a population of approximately 677,219 Catholics and contained 185

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es, 22

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s, three Catholic

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s, three

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, two

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s (St. Paul Shrine Church and St. Stanislaus Church), and two

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(Centers for Pastoral Leadership). The diocese has 258 active

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s and 1,035

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. The Diocese of Cleveland is a

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in the

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of the

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Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

Parish closings

On, March 14, 2009, the diocese announced that 52 parishes in the diocese would close or merge (29 parishes closing, 42 parishes merging to form 18 new parishes) due to the shortage of priests, declining numbers of parishioners in some parishes, the migration of Catholic populations to the suburbs and out of the city cores, and financial difficulties in some parishes. A number of parish schools in the diocese also closed or merged due to declining enrollment, and financial difficulties. Letters to all of the parishes from

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

Richard Lennon Richard Gerard Lennon (March 26, 1947 – October 29, 2019) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 2006 to 2016. ...

giving his decision on what parishes and schools were closing or merging, and which parishes and schools would remain open, were read to the parishioners by the church pastors at Masses the weekend of March 14–15, 2009. Hardest hit by the closings were downtown

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, downtown

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, downtown Lorain, and downtown

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. Parishioners of thirteen of the parishes then requested appeals from the

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in Rome. On March 8, 2012, the

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overturned all thirteen of the church closings (nine in the Greater

area, one in Lorain and three in

) because the

says that Bishop Lennon did not follow procedure or

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in that he did not consult with the priest advisors, and he did not issue a formal mandate for the closing of the churches. In the meantime, according to

, the thirteen closed churches were ordered to be reopened, and be available to parishioners. On April 10, 2012, Bishop Lennon announced that he would not appeal the decision of the

to the

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in Rome, thus paving the way for the thirteen churches to be reopened. This mandate was implemented starting on June 10, 2012, raising the number of parishes in the diocese from 172 parishes to 185 parishes.

Reports of sex abuse

In July 2019, the Diocese of Cleveland added 22 more names to its list of "credibly accused" clergy. In December 2019, Diocese of Cleveland priest Fr. Robert McWilliams was arrested at St. Joseph Parish in Strongsville on four counts of possessing child pornography and held on a $100,000 bond in Cuyahoga County Jail. Cleveland Bishop Nelson Perez, who agreed to cooperate with law enforcement, had called for the arrest of McWilliams and also described him as a "painful situation." In addition to being charged with possessing child pornography, McWilliams was also charged with one count of possessing criminal tools. By January 2020, McWilliams now had a total 21 counts of possessing child pornography. Federal child pornography exploitation charges were also filed against McWilliams in July 2020.

Bishops

Bishops of Cleveland

Louis Amadeus Rappe Louis Amadeus Rappe (February 2, 1801 – August 9, 1877) was a French-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1847 to 1870. Biography Early life Louis Rappe was bo ...

(1847–1870) #

Richard Gilmour Richard Gilmour (September 28, 1824 – April 13, 1891) was a Scottish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1872 until his death in 1891. Biography Early life Gilmour was b ...

(1872–1891) #

Ignatius Frederick Horstmann Ignatius Frederick Horstmann (December 16, 1840 – May 13, 1908) was an Americans, American prelate of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio fr ...

(1891–1908) #

John Patrick Farrelly John Patrick Farrelly (March 15, 1856 – February 12, 1921) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1909 until his death in 1921. Biography Early life John Farrell ...

(1909–1921) #

Joseph Schrembs Joseph Schrembs (March 12, 1866 – November 2, 1945) was a German-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan for five months in 1911, as bishop of the Diocese of Tol ...

(1921–1945), appointed

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''ad personam'' by

in 1939 #

Edward Francis Hoban Edward Francis Hoban (June 27, 1878 – September 22, 1966) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1945 to 1966. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Rock ...

(1945–1966;

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1942–1945), appointed

''ad personam'' by

in 1951 #

Clarence George Issenmann Clarence George Issenmann (May 30, 1907 – July 27, 1982) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in Ohio from 1954 to 1957 as bishop of the Diocese of Columbus in ...

(1966–1974; coadjutor bishop 1964–1966) #

James Aloysius Hickey James Aloysius Hickey (October 11, 1920 – October 24, 2004) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Washington from 1980 to 2000, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988. Hickey previously served ...

(1974–1980), appointed

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(

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in 1988) #

Anthony Michael Pilla Anthony Michael Pilla (November 12, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1979 to 1981 and as bishop of the same diocese from ...

(1980–2006) # Richard Gerard Lennon (2006–2016) # Nelson Jesus Perez (2017–2020), appointed

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# Edward Charles Malesic (2020–present)

Auxiliary Bishops of Cleveland

Joseph Maria Koudelka Joseph Maria Koudelka (December 7, 1852 – June 24, 1921) was a Czech-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin from 1913 until his death in 1921. Koudelka previously serv ...

(1907–1911), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee and later Bishop of Superior #

James A. McFadden James Augustine McFadden (December 24, 1880 – November 16, 1952) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown in Ohio (1943–1952). He previously served as an auxiliar ...

(1922–1943), appointed Bishop of Youngstown # William Michael Cosgrove (1943–1968), appointed Bishop of Belleville #

John Raphael Hagan John Raphael Hagan (February 26, 1890 – September 28, 1946) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland. Biography Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, John Hagan was ord ...

(1946) #

Floyd Lawrence Begin Floyd Lawrence Begin (February 5, 1902 – April 26, 1977) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Oakland in California from 1962 until his death in 1977. He previously served as an auxil ...

(1947–1962), appointed

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John Joseph Krol John Joseph Krol (October 26, 1910 – March 3, 1996) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1961 to 1988, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland (1953� ...

(1953–1961), appointed

(

in 1967) #

Clarence Edward Elwell Clarence Edward Elwell (February 4, 1904 – February 16, 1973) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus, Diocese of Columbus in Ohio from 1968 until his death in 1973. ...

(1962–1968), appointed Bishop of Columbus #

John Francis Whealon John Francis Whealon (January 15, 1921 – August 2, 1991) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford in Connecticut from 1968 to 1991. Whealon previously served as an auxilia ...

(1961–1966), appointed Bishop of Erie and later Archbishop of Hartford #

Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon (born September 20, 1926) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Steubenville in Ohio between 1992 and 2002. Sheldon previously served as an auxiliary bi ...

(1976–1992), appointed Bishop of Steubenville #

Michael Joseph Murphy Michael Joseph Murphy (1 July 1915 – 3 April 2007) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, from 1982 to 1990. Early life and education Michael Murphy was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the only ...

(1976–1978), appointed Bishop of Erie #

James Anthony Griffin James Anthony Griffin (born June 13, 1934) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Griffin served as bishop of the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio from 1983 to 2004. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Clevel ...

(1979–1983), appointed Bishop of Columbus #

James Patterson Lyke James Patterson Lyke, O.F.M. (February 18, 1939 – December 27, 1992) was an African-American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Atlanta from 1991 to 1992. He was the second-ever Black archbishop in America. Biogra ...

O.F.M. (1979–1990), appointed

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(1979–1980), appointed Bishop of Cleveland # Anthony Edward Pevec (1982–2001) # Alexander James Quinn (1983–2008) # Martin John Amos (2001–2006), appointed Bishop of Davenport #

Roger William Gries Roger William Gries, OSB (born March 26, 1937) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is one of a few monastic priests to be named a bishop. Gries served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 2001 to ...

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(2001–2013) # Michael Gerard Woost, (2022-present)

Other affiliated bishops

Additionally, the following bishops began their priestly ministry as priests of the Diocese of Cleveland (the years in parentheses refer to their years in Cleveland): *

John Patrick Carroll John Patrick Carroll (February 22, 1864 – November 4, 1925) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Helena in Montana from 1904 until his death in 1925. Biography Early life Carroll was born on F ...

, Bishop of Helena (1889–1904) *

Augustus John Schwertner Augustus John Schwertner (December 23, 1870 – October 2, 1939) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Wichita in Kansas from 1921 until his death in 1939. Biography Early life and education Au ...

, Bishop of Wichita in 1921 (1897–1910) *

Thomas Charles O'Reilly Thomas Charles O'Reilly (February 22, 1873 – March 25, 1938) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Scranton in Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1938. Biography Early life O'Reilly was born ...

, Bishop of Scranton (1898–1927) * Edward Mooney, titular Archbishop and Apostolic Delegate, and later Archbishop (ad personam) of Rochester and

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(

in 1946) (1909–1926) *

Charles Hubert Le Blond Charles Hubert Le Blond (November 21, 1883 – December 30, 1958) was an Americans, American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph, Diocese of St. Joseph in Missouri from 1933 to ...

, Bishop of Saint Joseph (1909–1933) * Michael Joseph Ready, Bishop of Columbus (1918–1944) *

John Patrick Treacy John Patrick Treacy (July 23, 1891 – October 11, 1964) was an Americans, American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop (Catholic Church), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse, Diocese of La Crosse in Wiscons ...

, Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of La Crosse (1918–1945) *

Joseph Patrick Hurley Joseph Patrick Hurley (January 21, 1894 – October 30, 1967) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida from 1940 until his death in 1967. Hurley also served as a Vatic ...

, Bishop of Saint Augustine (and

(ad personam) in 1949) (1919–1940) *

John Francis Dearden John Francis Dearden (October 15, 1907 – August 1, 1988) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Detroit from 1958 to 1980, and was created a cardinal in 1969. He previously served as Bishop of Pittsbur ...

, Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of Pittsburgh and

(

in 1969) (1932–1948) *

Paul John Hallinan Paul John Hallinan (April 8, 1911 – March 27, 1968) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Charleston (1958–1962) and Archbishop of Atlanta (1962–68). He was known as a champion of racial equalit ...

, Bishop of Charleston and later

(1937–1958) *

Raymond Joseph Gallagher Raymond Joseph Gallagher (November 19, 1912 – March 7, 1991) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana from 1965 to 1982. Biography Early life Raymond Ga ...

, Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana (1939–1965) *

Timothy P. Broglio Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio (born December 22, 1951) is an American prelate of the Latin Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church. He has served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, Archbishop for the Military Services, USA ...

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to the Dominican Republic and later Archbishop for the Military Services, USA (1977–2001) *

David John Walkowiak The Most Reverend David John Walkowiak, Doctor of Canon Law, J.C.D. (born June 18, 1953) is a prelate of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as the twelfth Bishop (Catholic Church), bishop ordinary of the Roman Cathol ...

, Bishop of Grand Rapids (1979–2013) * Neal James Buckon, Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services, USA (1995–2011)

Churches

High schools

A listing of all Catholic high schools within the Diocese. Note: Some schools are private, i.e., not operated by the Diocese. *

Archbishop Hoban High School Archbishop Hoban High School is a Catholic college-preparatory school in Akron, Ohio. It is sponsored by the Catholic religious order Brothers of Holy Cross. History In the early 1950s, Archbishop Edward F. Hoban invited the Brothers of Holy Cros ...

, Akron/Summit County (Co-ed), ( Holy Cross) * Beaumont School, Cleveland Heights/Cuyahoga County (Girls), ( Ursuline) * Benedictine High School, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County (Boys), (

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)1941 *

Cleveland Central Catholic High School Cleveland Central Catholic High School is a private co-educational high school located in Cleveland, Ohio. It is run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. It is a member of the North Central Association, the Notre Dame Education Associatio ...

, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County (Co-ed)1969, (

Diocese of Cleveland The Diocese of Cleveland ( la, Dioecesis Clevelandensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Pope Pius IX erected the diocese April 23, 1847, in te ...

) * Elyria Catholic High School, Elyria/Lorain County (Co-ed), (

) *

Gilmour Academy Gilmour Academy is an independent, Catholic, coeducational, college-preparatory day and boarding school in the Cleveland suburb of Gates Mills, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1946 by the Brothers of Holy Cross, Gilmour Academy has three division ...

, Gates Mills/Cuyahoga County(Co-ed), ( Holy Cross), (

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) *

Holy Name High School Holy Name High School (HNHS) is a private, Catholic, co-educational high school in Parma Heights, Ohio, US. It is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Holy Name is a member of the Great Lakes Conference with Fairview, Buckeye, P ...

, Parma Heights/Cuyahoga County (Co-ed), (

) *

Lake Catholic High School Lake Catholic High School is a private Roman Catholic secondary school in Mentor, Ohio, United States. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Demographics The demographic breakdown of the 506 students enrolled for 2019-20 w ...

, Mentor/Lake County (Co-ed), (

) *

Magnificat High School Magnificat High School is a Catholic all-girls college-preparatory high school located in Rocky River, Ohio, a residential suburb west of Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded in 1955 and is sponsored by the Sisters of the Humility of Mary. Ohio High ...

, Rocky River/Cuyahoga County (Girls), (

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) *

Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin is a coeducational, Catholic college-preparatory school in Chardon, Ohio, sponsored by the Sisters of Notre Dame.. Background The school began as Notre Dame Academy, an all-girls school founded in 1878. The school mo ...

, Chardon/Geauga County (Co-ed), ( Sisters of Notre Dame) *

Our Lady of the Elms High School Our Lady of the Elms School is a private, all-girls independent Catholic college preparatory high school in Akron, Ohio, United States. Our Lady of the Elms School was founded by the Sisters of St. Dominic (now Dominican Sisters of Peace) in 1923. ...

, Akron/Summit County (Girls), (

Sisters of St. Dominic The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and Mysticism, mystic Saint ...

) *

Padua Franciscan High School Padua Franciscan High School is a private co-educational Franciscan college-preparatory school in Parma, Ohio. It is within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. History Founded in 1961 as a private school for boys, Padua Franciscan became c ...

, Parma/Cuyahoga County (Co-ed/Cuyahoga County), (

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) 1961 * St. Edward High School, Lakewood/Cuyahoga County (Boys), ( Holy Cross) * St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County (Boys) (

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) 1886 * St. Joseph Academy, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County (Girls), ( Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph) * Saint Martin de Porres High School, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County (Co-Ed), (

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, Cristo Rey) * St. Vincent–St. Mary High School, Akron/Summit County (Co-ed), (

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) *

Trinity High School Trinity High School is the name of high schools: United Kingdom * Trinity High School, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland * Trinity High School, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland * Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre, in Redditch, England *Trini ...

, Garfield Heights/Cuyahoga County (Co-ed), (

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)1973. *

Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School is a private Roman Catholic college-preparatory high school located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The school's name is commonly abbreviated VASJ. It was formed by the 1990 merger of Villa Angela Academy (all ...

, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County (Co-ed).(

) *

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Closed schools

* Nazareth Academy, Parma Heights/ Cuyahoga County (Girls),( Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph 1957-1980). Closed in 1980, Holy Name High School moved in to its building that year. * Regina High School, South Euclid/Cuyahoga County (Girls), ( Sisters of Notre Dame), 1953-2010 *

St. Peter Chanel High School Saint Peter Chanel High School was a Catholic high school located in Bedford, Ohio, United States, from 1957 to 2013. The school was closed by the Cleveland Catholic Diocese following a drastic, decreasing trend in enrollment. Building St. Peter ...

, Bedford/Cuyahoga County (Co-ed)(Marist Fathers 1957-1973); (

1973-2013). Closed 2013 *St. Augustine Academy, Lakewood/Cuyahoga County (Girls) Closed 2005. Now Lakewood Catholic Academy elementary school. * Lorain Catholic High School, Lorain/Lorain County (Co-ed) Closed 2004.

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
official website {{Coord, 41, 28, 56, N, 81, 40, 11, W, source:plwiki, display=title

Religious organizations established in 1847 Culture of Cleveland

Christianity in Cleveland 1847 establishments in Ohio

Parish closings

Reports of sex abuse

Bishops

Bishops of Cleveland

Auxiliary Bishops of Cleveland

Other affiliated bishops

Churches

High schools

Closed schools

See also

References

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