Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston (Latin: Dioecesis Vhelingensis-Carolopolitanus) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States comprising the state of West Virginia. It is a conjoined diocese with two centers of worship one day expected to be split into two separate entities. The diocese is led by Bishop Michael J. Bransfield who serves as pastor of the mother church Cathedral of Saint Joseph in the City of Wheeling.