Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City
| Diocese of Rapid City Dioecesis Rapidopolitana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | West of the Missouri River in South Dakota |
| Ecclesiastical province | Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 43,000 sq mi (110,000 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 239,000 30,700 (12.8%) |
| Parishes | 88 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | August 6, 1902 (113 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Robert Dwayne Gruss |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| rapidcitydiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City (Latin: Dioecesis Rapidopolitana) is a Roman Catholic diocese in western South Dakota, United States. The current bishop of the diocese is Bishop Robert Dwayne Gruss. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is Rapid City. The Cathedral parish is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
History
On August 6, 1902 Saint Pius X established the diocese as the Diocese of Lead.[1] Its territory was taken from the Diocese of Sioux Falls. The name of the diocese was changed by Pope Pius XI on August 1, 1930 when the see city was transferred to Rapid City.[2][3]
Bishops
The bishops for the diocese and their terms of service:
- Bishops of Lead
- John Stariha (1902–1909)
- Joseph Francis Busch (1910–1915); appointed Bishop of St. Cloud
- Bishops of Rapid City
- John Jeremiah Lawler (1915–1948); appointed Bishop of Lead; see transferred to Rapid City in 1930
- William Tibertus McCarty, C.Ss.R (1948–1969)
- Harold Joseph Dimmerling (1969–1987)
- Charles Joseph Chaput, OFM Cap (1988–1997); appointed Archbishop of Denver
- Blase Joseph Cupich (1998–2010); appointed Bishop of Spokane
- Robert Dwayne Gruss (2011–present)
High schools
- Red Cloud High School, Pine Ridge
- St. Thomas More High School, Rapid City
See also
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References
- ↑
"Diocese of Lead". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. - ↑ Cheney, David M. (July 19, 2011). "Diocese of Rapid City". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Diocese of Rapid City". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
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Coordinates: 44°04′34″N 103°13′42″W / 44.07611°N 103.22833°W