Mission Statement: To determine the needs and the assets of the ten Center-South Columbus Deanery parishes … to inspire, educate and minister to all Center-South Columbus parishioners … and to spread the word throughout the entire Diocese of the unique ministry of our churches.

The 106 parishes in the diocese of Columbus are divided into fifteen separate geographic clusters … deaneries. The Deanery Councils of the diocese consist of representatives from each of the parishes and are assigned the task of discussing and planning strategies to maximize the strengths of their parishes and minimizing their weaknesses through collaboration and clustering. Also, the Deanery Councils serves as an advisory board to the Bishop and has a purpose of inspiring, educating and ministering to their entire community. The results of their work are passed on to the Bishop through his Diocesan Pastoral Council.

During the first year that our Council was seated, they worked extensively on the Bishop’s Self-Study Program which was introduced to the entire diocese in 2008.

Saint Joseph Cathedral is a member of the Center-South Deanery, which is made-up of the ten parishes that are geographically located closest to the city center area. The Council is made up of its Dean, Father Denis Kigosi, and Pastor of Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, the Pastors of each of the other nine parishes and two representatives from each of the parishes.

Meetings are held at 6:00 PM at The Catholic Center in January, March, May, July, September and November on the 1^st Wednesday of the month. If you are interested in learning more about our Deanery and/or attending a meeting, please contact Barbara Garick at (614) 877-0168 or barbaragarick@gmail.com.

See the First Center-South Columbus Deanery full-color brochure (Adobe PDF).

See the Second Center-South Columbus Deanery full-color brochure (Adobe PDF).
 

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