Steubenville priests ask USCCB to delay merger vote

Steubenville priests have urged the USCCB to consult before weighing in on the future of their diocese.

Clergy in the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio, have asked USCCB officials to delay a consultative vote on the prospect of merging their diocese into the neighboring Diocese of Columbus.

The vote - scheduled for a Nov. 14-17 meeting of U.S. bishops - would come before laity and clergy in Steubenville have been adequately consulted on a plan that would signi…