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Diocesan map of Ohio with the Diocese of Cleveland in tan.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland (Latin: Dioecesis Clevelandensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Ohio. It was erected on April 23, 1847 by Pope Pius IX. The Diocese lost territory in 1910 when the Diocese of Toledo was erected by Pope Pius X, and in 1943 when the Diocese of Youngstown was erected by Pope Pius XII. It is currently the fifteenth largest diocese in the United States, encompassing the counties of Ashland, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, and Wayne.

There about 800,000 Roman Catholics in the Diocese of Cleveland, which contains 240 parishes, 22 Catholic high schools, 3 Catholic hospitals, 3 universities, 2 shrines (St. Paul Shrine Church and St. Stanislaus Church), and 2 seminaries (Center for Pastoral Leadership). The diocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, located in downtown Cleveland. As of April 2006, there were 600 priests and 800 nuns in the diocese.

The Diocese of Cleveland has had ten Ordinaries:

1. Bishop Louis Amadeus Rappe (1847–1870) retired
2. Bishop Richard Gilmour (1872–1891) died
3. Bishop Ignatius Frederick Horstmann (1891–1908) died
4. Bishop John Patrick Farrelly (1909–1921) died
5. Archbishop Joseph Schrembs (1921–1945) died, was created Archbishop ad personam by Pope Pius XII in 1939
6. Bishop Edward Francis Hoban (1945–1966) died
7. Bishop Clarence George Issenmann (1966–1974) retired
8. Bishop James Aloysius Hickey (1974-1980) appointed Archbishop of Washington, elevated to Cardinal in 1988
9. Bishop Anthony Michael Pilla (1980–2006) retired
10. Bishop Richard Gerard Lennon (since 2006)

The Diocese of Cleveland has had numerous Auxiliary Bishops:

1. Joseph Maria Koudelka (1907–1911) appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee
2. James Augustine McFadden (1932–1943) appointed Bishop of Youngstown
3. Edward Francis Hoban (Coadjutor Bishop 1942–1945) succeeded
4. William Michael Cosgrove (1943–1968) appointed Bishop of Belleville
5. John Raphael Hagan (April – September 1946) died
6. Floyd Lawrence Begin (1947–1962) appointed Bishop of Oakland
7. John Joseph Krol (1953–1961) appointed Archbishop of Philadelphia, elevated to Cardinal in 1967
8. Clarence George Issenmann (1954–1957) appointed Bishop of Columbus
9. Clarence Edward Elwell (1962–1968) appointed Bishop of Columbus
10. John Francis Whealon (1961–1966) appointed Bishop of Erie
11. Clarence George Issenmann (Coadjutor Bishop 1964-1966) succeeded
12. Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon (1976–1992) appointed Bishop of Steubenville
13. Michael Joseph Murphy (1976–1978) appointed Bishop of Erie
14. James Anthony Griffin (1979–1983) appointed Bishop of Columbus
15. James Patterson Lyke O.F.M. (1979–1990) appointed Archbishop of Atlanta
16. Anthony Michael Pilla (1979–1980) appointed Bishop of Cleveland
17. Anthony Edward Pevec (1982–2001) retired
18. Alexander James Quinn (since 1983)
19. Martin John Amos (2001–2006) appointed Bishop of Davenport
20. Roger William Gries O.S.B. (since 2001)

In recent years, each Auxiliary Bishop has been “assigned” to a region in the Diocese, Bishop Quinn in the Western Region, Bishop Gries in the Eastern Region, and Bishop Amos was in the Akron Region until is appointment to Davenport.

Additionally, the following men began the service as priests in the Diocese of Cleveland (the years in parenthesis refer to their years in Cleveland):

• John Patrick Carroll, Bishop of Helena (1889–1904)
• Thomas Charles O'Reilly, Bishop of Scranton (1898–1927)
• Edward Aloysius Cardinal Mooney, Archbishop of Detroit (1909–1926)
• Charles Hubert Le Blond, Bishop of Saint Joseph (1909–1933)
• Michael Joseph Ready, Bishop of Columbus (1918–1944)
• John Patrick Treacy, Bishop of La Crosse (1918–1945)
• Joseph Patrick Hurley, Archbishop ad personam and Bishop of Saint Augustine (1919–1940)
• John Francis Cardinal Dearden, Archbishop of Detroit (1932–1948)
• Paul John Hallinan, Archbishop of Atlanta (1937–1397)
• Raymond Joseph Gallagher, Bishop of Lafayette (1939–1965)
• Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio, Titular Archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic (1977–2001)

A listing of all Catholic high schools in the Diocese. Note that not all are actually operated by the Diocese.

• Archbishop Hoban High School, Akron/Summit County (Co-ed), (Holy Cross)
• Beaumont School, Cleveland Heights/Cuyahoga County (Girls), (Ursuline)
• Benedictine High School, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County (Boys), (Benedictine)
• Cleveland Central Catholic High School, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County (Co-ed)
• Elyria Catholic High School, Elyria/Lorain County (Co-ed)
• Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills/Cuyahoga County(Co-ed), (Holy Cross), (Boarding School
• Holy Name High School, Parma Heights/Cuyahoga County (Co-ed)
• Lake Catholic High School, Mentor/Lake County (Co-ed)
• Magnificat High School, Rocky River/Cuyahoga County (Girls), (Sisters of the Humility of Mary)
• Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School, Chardon/Geauga County(Co-ed), (Sisters of Notre Dame)
• Our Lady of the Elms High School, Akron/Summit County (Girls), (Dominican)
• Padua Franciscan High School, Parma/Cuyahoga County (Co-ed/Cuyahoga County), (Franciscan)
• Regina High School, South Euclid (Girls), (Sisters of Notre Dame)
• St. Edward High School, Lakewood/Cuyahoga County (Boys), (Holy Cross)
• St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County (Boys) (Jesuit)
• St. Joseph Academy, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County (Girls), (Sisters of St. Joseph)
• St. Martin de Porres High School, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County (Co-ed)
• St. Peter Chanel High School, Bedford/Cuyahoga County (Co-ed)
• St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, Akron/Summit County (Co-ed)
• Trinity High School, Garfield Heights/Cuyahoga County (Co-ed), (Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Third Order of Saint Francis).
• Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County (Co-ed)
• Walsh Jesuit High School, Cuyahoga Falls/Summit County (Co-ed), (Jesuit)

• Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Home Page

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