History
The Diocese of Charlotte was established on 12 January 1972, with the Most Reverend Michael Joseph Begley, a priest of the Diocese of Raleigh, being ordained and installed as first Bishop of Charlotte. Bishop Begley served as Ordinary of the Diocese until his retirement at age seventy-five in May 1984; he was then named Apostolic Administrator.
The Most Reverend John Francis Donoghue, a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, having been appointed Bishop of Charlotte by the Holy See on 6 November 1984, succeeded Bishop Begley; he was ordained and installed as second Bishop of Charlotte on 18 December 1984. Bishop Donoghue was appointed Archbishop of Atlanta on 22 June 1993 and installed on 18 August 1993.
The Most Reverend William G. Curlin, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington and Titular Bishop of Rosemarkie, was appointed Bishop of Charlotte on 22 February 1994 and installed on 13 April 1994. Bishop Curlin served the Diocese of Charlotte until his retirement on September 10, 2002. On August 1, 2003, the Holy Father appointed the Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis, Judicial Vicar and Pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes in Monroe, as the fourth Bishop of Charlotte.
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