Welcome to the Diocese of Steubenville Official website!

The Diocese of Steubenville is an ecclesiastical division of the Church governed and administered by a bishop who is subject to the ultimate authority of the Holy Father. The Diocese is the local Church, the People of God, all of whom assist the Bishop in the administration of the Diocese. A diocese usually receives its name from the See City and ordinarily the Bishop resides in that city.

The Diocese of Steubenville comprises thirteen counties in Eastern Ohio. They are Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan, Monroe, Noble and Washington. This territory comprises 5,913 square miles with a total population of 516,405 according to the 2003 federal census. The Catholic population is approximately 39,961.

Click here to view Bishop Conlon's letter, decrees and Register article on the signing of the "Pastoral Plan: Renewing the Church in Steubenville"

Click here  to view Information on Child and Youth Protection and Safe Enviroment

Click here  to view Bishop R. Daniel Conlon's: Letters, Press Releases, Statements, and Comments