Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne

Diocese of Cheyenne
Dioecesis Cheyennensis
Location
Country United States
Territory The State of Wyoming
Ecclesiastical province Province of Denver
Metropolitan Cheyenne, Wyoming
Population
- Catholics

49,459 (8.5%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established August 2, 1887
Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral
Patron saint Our Lady of the Assumption
St. Joseph
St. Therese of Lisieux
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Paul D. Etienne
Bishop of Cheyenne
Metropolitan Archbishop Samuel Joseph Aquila
Archbishop of Denver
Emeritus Bishops Joseph Hubert Hart
Map
Website
dioceseofcheyenne.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne (Latin: Dioecesis Cheyennensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese covering the state of Wyoming, as well as the parts of Yellowstone National Park in Montana and Idaho. The mother church is St. Mary's Cathedral is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

History

Pope Leo XIII erected the diocese on August 2, 1887, and named Rev. Maurice Francis Burke as the first bishop.

On October 19, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI named Rev. Paul D. Etienne of Indianapolis as eighth bishop of the diocese. The see had been vacant since August 2009 when Bishop David Ricken assumed his new post as Bishop of Green Bay.[1]

Bishops

  1. Maurice Francis Burke (18871897)
  2. Thomas Mathias Lenihan (18971902)
  3. James Keane (19021911)
  4. Patrick McGovern (19121951)
  5. Hubert Newell (19511978)
  6. Joseph Hubert Hart (19782001)
  7. David L. Ricken (20012008)
  8. Paul D. Etienne (2009)

Province of Denver

See: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of Denver

See also

References

  1. Evans, Baylie (20 October 2009). "Pope names a new bishop for Wyoming". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

External links

St. Mary's Cathedral
Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Diocese of Cheyenne.

Coordinates: 41°08′44″N 104°48′07″W / 41.14556°N 104.80194°W / 41.14556; -104.80194

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