Steubenville merger talk expected at USCCB fall meeting

The prospect of merging the Diocese of Steubenville has been under consideration for several years.

The future of the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio is expected to be discussed in a closed-door meeting of U.S. bishops this week, after a years-long row over the prospect of merging the diocese with a neighboring Ohio diocese.

Holy Name Cathedral, Diocese of Steubenville. Pillar file photo.

Several sources close to the U.S. bishops’ conference have confirme…