County: Trumbull

History of the Youngstown Diocese

A historical overview of the Diocese of Youngstown, published in the 1951 “March of the Eucharist” book, plus additional information from diocesan archivist Joan Lawson.

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Image of the 1951 March of the Eucharist cover

Read the 1951 “March of the Eucharist”

The original 1951 March of the Eucharist book was written by the Diocese of Youngstown’s first bishop, James McFadden, to mark the 1950 jubilee year. The book tells the histories of each of the parishes that existed in the diocese at that time, featuring beautiful illustrations of the church buildings, ornate scroll work and a gilded, leather-bound cover.

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Our Sunday Mass from St. Columba Cathedral August 10, 2025

This Sunday, August 10, 2025 at The Cathedral of Saint Columba, Fr. Jim Korda celebrates Mass for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time with Ron Puhalla as lector, Colleen Harris as cantor and Ralph Holtzhauser as organist.
Sunday Masses for The Diocese of Youngstown are prerecorded and posted on Youtube and at catholicecho.org.
Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700000.
To support this ministry, become a patron at www.doy.org/film-mass. The Diocese of Youngstown is a 501(c)3 organization so your donation may be tax deductible.
Our Sunday Mass from Saint Columba Cathedral is sponsored by the Mary Catherine Livingston Fund and the Diocesan Annual Appeal.
Mass Intention: Carmine Montanna
The Diocese of Youngstown Communications Department films Our Sunday Mass (formerly “Mass for Shut-ins”) in Saint Columba Cathedral, Youngstown, Ohio. The Diocese of Youngstown posts Our Sunday Mass at 4:00 pm EST Saturdays on our YouTube channel and Facebook page, distributes DVDs and secure download links to retirement/nursing homes and prisons within our six-counties, and provides seasonal Missalettes to the homebound by mail.

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Episode 93: How is the Diocese of Youngstown helping local farmers?

Episode 93: How is the Diocese of Youngstown helping local farmers? 

On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Dennis Biviano explores how the Diocese of Youngstown is helping local farmers by restarting the Office of Rural Life and Ministry. Our guests are Father Thomas Dyer, Office of Rural Life and Ministry and Kristy Pero, owner of Pero Dairy Farm. 

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Our Sunday Mass from St. Columba Cathedral August 3, 2025

This Sunday, August 3, 2025 at The Cathedral of Saint Columba, Msgr. Robert Siffrin celebrates Mass for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time with Ron Puhalla as lector, Colleen Harris as cantor and Ralph Holtzhauser as organist.
Sunday Masses for The Diocese of Youngstown are prerecorded and posted on Youtube and at catholicecho.org.
Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700000.
To support this ministry, become a patron at www.doy.org/film-mass. The Diocese of Youngstown is a 501(c)3 organization so your donation may be tax deductible.
Our Sunday Mass from Saint Columba Cathedral is sponsored by the Mary Catherine Livingston Fund and the Diocesan Annual Appeal.
Mass Intention: Carl and Clara Racketa
The Diocese of Youngstown Communications Department films Our Sunday Mass (formerly “Mass for Shut-ins”) in Saint Columba Cathedral, Youngstown, Ohio. The Diocese of Youngstown posts Our Sunday Mass at 4:00 pm EST Saturdays on our YouTube channel and Facebook page, distributes DVDs and secure download links to retirement/nursing homes and prisons within our six-counties, and provides seasonal Missalettes to the homebound by mail.

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Episode 92: A discussion on church music with Ralph Holtzhauser, Part II. 

Episode 92: A discussion on church music with Ralph Holtzhauser, Part II. 

On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Collin Vogt continues his interview with the Diocesan Director of Music and Cathedral Musician Ralph Holtzhauser. This is part two of a three part series. Our guest is Ralph Holtzhauser from Saint Columba Cathedral in Youngstown. 

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