Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus - Bishops

Bishops

The bishops of the diocese, in the order they served, are:

1. Sylvester Horton Rosecrans (1868–1878) died
2. John Ambrose Watterson (1880–1899) died
3. Henry Moeller (1900–1903) appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati
4. James Joseph Hartley (1903–1944) died
5. Michael Joseph Ready (1944–1957) died
6. Clarence George Issenmann (1957–1964) appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cleveland
7. John Joseph Carberry (1965–1968) appointed Archbishop of Saint Louis and elevated to Cardinal in 1969
8. Clarence Edward Elwell (1968–1973) died
9. Edward John Herrmann (1973–1982) retired
10. James Anthony Griffin (1983–2004) retired
11. Frederick Francis Campbell (2005—)

• note: Father Nicolaus Aloysius Gallagher served as Apostolic Administrator sede vacante between Rosecrans' death in 1878 and Watterson's appointment in 1880. He would later be appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston in 1882 and succeed in 1892.