The Diocese of Charlotte encompasses the 46 counties of the western half of North Carolina, bordering Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina, with more than 500,000 Catholics in 93 parishes and missions spread across 20,700 square miles. We operate 20 schools and more than 50 ministries and programs – including food banks, counseling, affordable housing, prison ministry, youth and elder ministry, campus ministry, anti-poverty efforts, refugee resettlement, teen pregnancy support, pro-life advocacy and, new in 2022, a Family Life Office. Founded in 1972, the diocese features wonderful diversity: about half of parishioners are of Hispanic heritage, but our diocesan family includes people from nearly every continent. We have also welcomed other particular churches sui iuris with liturgical rites reflecting the universality of the Catholic Church.