Ten of the 11 high schools in the diocese will hold graduation ceremonies in May for the Class of 2026. Commencement and baccalaureate dates and times for diocesan high schools are:
Portsmouth Notre Dame – Commencement, 1 p.m. Saturday, May 16, school gymnasium.
Columbus St. Charles Preparatory – Baccalaureate and Commencement, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 22, Robert C. Walter Student Commons.
Columbus Bishop Hartley – Commencement, 9 a.m. Saturday, May 23, Ohio Dominican University; Baccalaureate, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 22, Columbus St. Catharine of Siena Church.
Columbus Bishop Watterson – Commencement, 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 23, school gymnasium; Baccalaureate, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 21, gymnasium.
Columbus Bishop Ready – Commencement, 10 a.m. Saturday, May 23, Joe Lang Gymnasium; Baccalaureate, 7 p.m. Friday, May 22, Grove City Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.
Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans – Commencement, 10 a.m. Saturday, May 23, school gymnasium; Baccalaureate, 7 p.m. Friday, May 22, Zanesville St. Nicholas Church.
Newark Catholic – Commencement, 2 p.m., Sunday, May 24, Newark Catholic Auditorium; Baccalaureate, 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, Newark Blessed Sacrament Church.
Columbus St. Francis DeSales – Commencement, 9 a.m. Saturday, May 30, Alumni Stadium; Baccalaureate, 6 p.m. Thursday, May 28, Westerville St. Paul the Apostle Church.
Lancaster Fisher Catholic – Commencement, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 31; Baccalaureate, 6 p.m. Friday, May 29, Lancaster Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption.
New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Central Catholic – Commencement, 3 p.m. Sunday, May 31, school gymnasium; Baccalaureate, 1:30 p.m. May 31, gymnasium.
Cristo Rey Columbus – Commencement, 1 p.m. Saturday, June 6, St. Charles Preparatory School; Baccalaureate, 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, Columbus Holy Cross Church.