Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island
Diocese of Grand Island Dioecesis Insulae Grandis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | 28 counties and the parts of Dawson, Lincoln and Keith counties north of the Platte River in Central and Western Nebraska |
Ecclesiastical province | Omaha |
Statistics | |
Area | 40,000 sq mi (100,000 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 303,500 58,200 (19.2%) |
Parishes | 49 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established |
March 8, 1912 as the Diocese of Kearney; April 11, 1917 as the Diocese of Grand Island |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Patron saint | Blessed Virgin Mary |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph G. Hanefeldt[1] |
Emeritus Bishops | William Joseph Dendinger |
Map | |
Website | |
gidiocese.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island (Latin: Dioecesis Insulae Grandis) is a Latin (Roman Rite) diocese in Grand Island, Nebraska.
It is a suffragan see in the exxlesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha. The cathedral parish is the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, its diocesan headquarters are at 2708 Old Fair Rd., P.O. Box 1531, Grand Island, NE 68803, USA.
The retired bishop of the diocese is Bishop Emeritus William Dendinger. The Rev. Msgr. Joseph G. Hanefeldt was announced as successor on January 14, 2015,[2] and was installed on March 19th, 2015.[3]
History
On January 6, 1857, Pope Pius IX established the Apostolic Vicariate of Nebraska in territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains.
On March 8, 1912, Pope Pius X established the Diocese of Kearney on territory taken from the then Diocese of Omaha, [4] its present Metropolitan.
The diocese was enlarged with more territory from Omaha on May 13, 1916.
On April 11, 1917, the diocese was renamed when the see city was transferred to Grand Island.[5][6]
The Omaha diocese was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Pius XII on August 10, 1945.[5][6]
Incumbent episcopal ordinaries
The list of bishops who served the diocese and their years of service:
- James Albert Duffy (1913–1931), previously last Bishop of Kearney (1913–1917); afterward Titular Bishop of Silandus (1931–1968)
- Stanislaus Vincent Bona (1931–1944), afterward Titular Bishop of Mela (1944–1945) and first Coadjutor Bishop (1944–1945), then Bishop of Green Bay (USA) (1945–1967)
- Edward Joseph Hunkeler (1945–1951); later Bishop of Kansas City (USA) (1951–1952), Metropolitan Archbishop of the promoted see of Kansas City (USA) (1952–1969) and finally Titular Archbishop of Selsey (1969–1970)
- John Linus Paschang (1951–1972)
- John Joseph Sullivan (1972–1977), later Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA) (1977–1993)
- Lawrence James McNamara (1978–2004)
- William Joseph Dendinger (2004–2015)
- Joseph G. Hanefeldt (2015– ...)
Arms
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Catholic High schools
- Central Catholic High School, Grand Island
- Kearney Catholic High School, Kearney
- St. Patrick High School, North Platte
- Spalding Academy, Spalding
See also
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
- List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References
- ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F01%2F14%2F0031%2F00078.html
- ↑ "Pope Names Omaha Pastor Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. USCCB Media News Releases. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "New Bishop Ordained for Grand Island Diocese". KNOP. 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ↑ "Diocese of Kearney (Nebraska)". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
- 1 2 "Diocese of Grand Island". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- 1 2 "Diocese of Grand Island". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
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Coordinates: 40°55′20″N 98°21′29″W / 40.92222°N 98.35806°W