Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus

Diocese of Columbus Dioecesis Columbensis
St. Joseph Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	United States
Territory	23 counties in Central and Southern Ohio.
Ecclesiastical province	Cincinnati
Coordinates	39°57′48″N 82°59′41″W / 39.96333°N 82.99472°W / 39.96333; -82.99472
Statistics
Area	29,282 sq mi (75,840 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 2,447,972 252,103 (10.3%)
Parishes	108
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 3, 1868 (156 years ago)
Cathedral	St. Joseph Cathedral
Patron saint	St. Francis de Sales
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Earl K. Fernandes
Metropolitan Archbishop	Dennis Marion Schnurr
Bishops emeritus	James Anthony Griffin, Frederick Francis Campbell
Map
Website
columbuscatholic.org

The Diocese of Columbus (Latin: Dioecesis Columbensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church covering 23 counties in central Ohio in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

The mother church of the Diocese of Columbus is St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus. The diocese was erected on March 3, 1868, by Pope Pius IX. The current bishop of Columbus is Earl K. Fernandes.