- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls
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Diocese of Sioux Falls
Dioecesis Siouxormensis
St. Joseph Cathedral, Sioux FallsLocation Country United States Territory East of the Missouri River in South Dakota Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Metropolitan Sioux Falls, South Dakota Population
- Catholics
128,000Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established November 12, 1889 Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral Patron saint St. Joseph Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Bishop of Sioux Falls Paul J. Swain
Bishop of Sioux FallsMetropolitan Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt
Archbishop of Saint Paul and MinneapolisMap 
Website diocese-of-sioux-falls.org The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls (Latin: Dioecesis Siouxormensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It was founded on November 12, 1889[1] by Pope Leo XIII and comprises that part of South Dakota east of the Missouri River. The architect for the St. Joseph Cathedral was Emmanuel Louis Masqueray.
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Bishops
Diocesan bishops
The diocesan bishops of the Diocese of Sioux Falls and their dates of service:
- Martin Marty (1879–1895) (From 1879 to 1889, Marty was apostolic vicar of the Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota, predecessor of the Diocese of Sioux Falls.)
- Thomas O'Gorman (1896–1921)
- Bernard Joseph Mahoney (1922–1939)
- William O. Brady (1939–1956)
- Lambert Anthony Hoch (1956–1978)
- Paul Vincent Dudley (1978–1995)
- Robert James Carlson (1995–2004)
- Paul J. Swain (2006–present)[2]
Bishops who once were priests of the Diocese of Sioux Falls
The following men began their service as priests in Sioux Falls before being appointed bishops elsewhere:
- Thomas Edward Gullickson, Archbishop, Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine[3]
High schools
- O'Gorman Catholic High School, Sioux Falls
- Roncalli High School, Aberdeen
- St. Mary High School, Dell Rapids
References
- ^ "Diocese of Sioux Falls". http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsiof.html. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ "Madison priest named Sioux Falls bishop". Madison Catholic Herald. 2006-08-26. http://www.madisoncatholicherald.org/2006-11-02/local-state.html#1.
- ^ Ordained a priest in 1976. Cheney, David M., Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls home page
Main entrance of O'Gorman High School in Sioux Falls.
Categories:- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- Roman Catholic churches in South Dakota
- Christianity in South Dakota
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Religious organizations established in 1889
- United States Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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