Portsmouth Notre Dame and Newark Catholic high schools will be the first of the 11 diocesan secondary schools to hold graduation ceremonies for their Class of 2023.
Commencement and baccalaureate dates and times for diocesan high schools are:
Portsmouth Notre Dame – Commencement, 1 p.m. Sunday, May 21, school gymnasium; Baccalaureate, 7 p.m. Friday, May 19, Portsmouth Holy Redeemer Church.
Newark Catholic – Commencement, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 21, school auditorium; Baccalaureate, 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, Newark Blessed Sacrament Church.
Columbus St. Charles Preparatory – Baccalaureate and Commencement, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 26, Walter Student Commons.
Columbus St. Francis DeSales – Commencement, 9 a.m. Saturday, May 27, Alumni Stadium; Baccalaureate, 6 p.m. Thursday, May 25, New Albany Church of the Resurrection.
Columbus Bishop Watterson – Commencement, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 27, school gymnasium; Baccalaureate, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, gymnasium.
Columbus Bishop Hartley – Commencement, 9 a.m. Saturday, May 27, Ohio Dominican University Alumni Hall; Baccalaureate, 7 p.m. Friday, May 26, Columbus St. Catharine Church.
Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans – Commencement, 10 a.m. Saturday, May 27, school gymnasium; Baccalaureate, 7 p.m. Friday, May 26, Zanesville St. Nicholas Church.
Lancaster Fisher Catholic – Commencement, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 28, school gymnasium; Baccalaureate, 6 p.m. Friday, May 26, Lancaster St. Bernadette Church.
Columbus Bishop Ready – Commencement, 10 a.m. Saturday June 3, Joe Lang Gymnasium; Baccalaureate, 7 p.m. Friday, June 2, Grove City Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.
Columbus Cristo Rey – Commencement, 1 p.m. Saturday, June 3, Mershon Auditorium, Ohio State University; Baccalaureate, 5 p.m. Thursday, June 1, Columbus Holy Cross Church.
New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Central Catholic – Commencement, 3 p.m. Sunday, June 4, school gymnasium; Baccalaureate, 1:30 p.m. June 4, gymnasium.
Editor’s note: The Catholic Times will publish its annual graduation section in the June 4 issue.