Nov 18, 2022 | population, reasons and responses
On November 3 the College of Consultors of the Diocese of Columbus met with Most Rev. Earl Fernandes, bishop of Columbus, to discuss the potential merger of the Diocese of Steubenville with the Diocese of Columbus. A couple of votes were taken and a number of...
Oct 24, 2022 | mass attendance, population, priest shortage, reasons and responses
This is a simple post because the claim is so puzzling. Bishop Monforton cited declining Mass attendance as a reason to merge the Diocese of Steubenville into Columbus. The numbers I’ve been able to see, however, show that while the number of Catholics who come...
Oct 19, 2022 | population, priest shortage, reasons and responses
Bishop Monforton cited a priest shortage in the Diocese of Steubenville as one of the reasons for the proposed extinctive merger. While we would love to have more priests to help in our parishes, Steubenville is actually in much better shape on this score than any...
Oct 17, 2022 | jobs, population, reasons and responses
Bishop Monforton presented the declines in population and job growth in the 13 counties of the Diocese of Steubenville as a reason to suppress the Diocese. This just doesn’t make sense with what’s obviously happening in the city of Steubenville and the...
