News of the Diocese

A message from Bishop Perez asking for prayers for the people of Puerto Rico as they recover from devastating earthquakes

In the last few weeks several earthquakes have struck the island of Puerto Rico, touching the lives and places of so many of our people her...

A message from Bishop Perez on the observance of the 2020 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children

On January 22, the annual Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, the Church calls us to pray for an end to abortion as we support ...

YCP hears from Bishop Perez as part of Executive Speakers Series

“Once we were not, and then we were; but there was never a time that God was not.” Bishop Nelson Perez used that quote to open his addres...

Text-to-donate option available for Catholic Charities 2020 Annual Appeal

The parish appeal for the 2020 Catholic Charities Annual Appeal will take place during the weekend of Feb. 8-9. But the work of Catholic Charities an...

Chavez to head new Office of Missionary Discipleship

The Most Reverend Nelson J. Perez, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, announces the appointment of Miguel Chavez to serve as director of the...

Annual State of the Schools Report available in digital format for 2019-2020

In 1847, when the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland was established, the average cost of a children’s prayer book was six cents. College ...

Annual Mass for Life set at Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Catholics across the country will observe the annual Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children on Jan. 22. On that day, the C...