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{{Diocese
|diocese_name=Diocese of Charleston
|Type=Suffragan diocese
|Country=United States
|AdministrativeSubdivision=South Carolina
|Bishop=Jacques Fabre-Jeune
|Website=https://charlestondiocese.org
|Newspaper=https://themiscellany.org
|CatholicPercentage=4.0
|CatholicElementarySchools=22
|CatholicHighSchools=4
|Deaneries=7
|Priests=140
|FoundingYear=1820
|CatholicHospitals=2
|Status=Active
|EcclesiasticalProvince=[[Province of Atlanta]]
|MetropolitanArchdiocese=[[Archdiocese of Atlanta]]
|Rating=3.5
}}
The '''Diocese of Charleston''', a [[suffragan diocese]] of the [[Latin Rite]], is an active diocese encompassing the entire state of [[South Carolina]] in the [[United States]]. Founded in 1820 by [[Pope Pius VII]], it is led by Bishop Jacques Fabre-Jeune as of 2022. As part of the [[Province of Atlanta]], the diocese serves a growing Catholic community in a historically Protestant region, with 96 parishes and 21 missions. A notable aspect is its vibrant Eucharistic Congress, which drew over 2,000 participants in 2024, reflecting its dynamic role in fostering Catholic faith in the Southeast.
The '''Diocese of Charleston''', a [[suffragan diocese]] of the [[Latin Rite]], is an active diocese encompassing the entire state of [[South Carolina]] in the [[United States]]. Founded in 1820 by [[Pope Pius VII]], it is led by Bishop Jacques Fabre-Jeune as of 2022. As part of the [[Province of Atlanta]], the diocese serves a growing Catholic community in a historically Protestant region, with 96 parishes and 21 missions. A notable aspect is its vibrant Eucharistic Congress, which drew over 2,000 participants in 2024, reflecting its dynamic role in fostering Catholic faith in the Southeast.


{{Diocese
 
|Type=[[suffragan diocese]]
|Country=[[United States]]
|AdministrativeSubdivision=[[South Carolina]]
|Bishop=Jacques Fabre-Jeune
|Website=https://charlestondiocese.org
|Newspaper=https://themiscellany.org
|CatholicPercentage=4.0
|CatholicElementarySchools=22
|CatholicHighSchools=4
|Deaneries=7
|Priests=140
|FoundingYear=1820
|EndYear=
|PredecessorDiocese=
|SuccessorDiocese=
|CatholicHospitals=2
|Status=Active
|Rite=[[Latin Rite]]
|EcclesiasticalProvince=[[Province of Atlanta]]
|SuffraganDioceses=
|MetropolitanArchdiocese=[[Archdiocese of Atlanta]]
|Rating=3.5
}}


==Establishment==
==Establishment==