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May 31, 2008: Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy Graduates Last Class

The Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy in Wheeling graduated its last class of students on May 31, 2008. Bishop Richard Whelan founded the school in 1848…

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July 19, 1850: Pope Establishes Diocese of Wheeling

On July 19, 1850, Pope Pius IX established the Diocese of Wheeling to oversee Catholic parishes in what was then Western Virginia. Previously, Catholics…

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Pope Establishes Diocese of Wheeling: July 19, 1850

On July 19, 1850, Pope Pius IX established the Diocese of Wheeling to oversee Catholic parishes in what was then Western Virginia. Previously, Catholics…

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