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Founded as the diocese of Wheeling on 19 July 1850 by Pope Blessed Pius IX. Name changed to Wheeling-Charleston on 21 August 1974. Suffragen of the archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland. Notable bishops include
- Archbishop Francis Bible Schulte
- Archbishop John Joseph Kain
- Archbishop John Joseph Swint
- Bishop Bernard William Schmitt
- Bishop James Edward Michaels
- Bishop Joseph Howard Hodges
- Bishop Michael Joseph Bransfield
- Bishop Patrick James Donahue
- Bishop Richard Vincent Whelan
- Bishop Thomas John McDonnell
See also