Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls (Latin: Dioecesis Siouxormensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It comprises that part of South Dakota east of the Missouri River. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is Sioux Falls. The cathedral parish is St. Joseph Cathedral.

Diocese of Sioux Falls

Dioecesis Siouxormensis
St. Joseph Cathedral
Location
Country United States
Territory East of the Missouri River in South Dakota
Ecclesiastical provinceSaint Paul and Minneapolis
Statistics
Area90,885 km2 (35,091 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2010)
550,000
135,600 (24.7%)
Parishes150
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedNovember 12, 1889 (131 years ago)
CathedralSt. Joseph Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Joseph
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDonald DeGrood
Bishops emeritusPaul J. Swain
Map
Website
sfcatholic.org

History

On August 12, 1879 Pope Leo XIII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota from territory taken from the Diocese of Saint Paul. It lost territory on November 10, 1889 when the Diocese of Jamestown was established in North Dakota. Two days later on November 12 the Diocese of Sioux Falls was established and the vicariate was suppressed. The diocese lost territory in 1902 when the Diocese of Lead was established in western South Dakota.[1][2] The architect for the St. Joseph Cathedral was Emmanuel Louis Masqueray.

Bishops

The ordinaries of the Diocese of Sioux Falls (and its predecessor) and their dates of service:

Vicar Apostolic of Dakota
  1. Martin Marty, O.S.B. (1879–1889); see below
Bishops of Sioux Falls
  1. Martin Marty, O.S.B. (1889–1895), appointed bishop of Saint Cloud; see above
  2. Thomas O'Gorman (1896–1921†)
  3. Bernard Joseph Mahoney (1922–1939†)
  4. William O. Brady (1939–1956), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Saint Paul
  5. Lambert Anthony Hoch (1956–1978), retired
  6. Paul Vincent Dudley (1978–1995), retired
  7. Robert James Carlson (1995–2004), appointed Bishop of Saginaw and later Archbishop of St. Louis
  8. Paul J. Swain (2006–2019), retired
  9. Donald DeGrood (2020–present)

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishop

Other priests of the Diocese of Sioux Falls who became bishops

The following men began their service as priests in Sioux Falls before being appointed bishops elsewhere:

High schools
O'Gorman High School in Sioux Falls.

See also

References
  1. "Diocese of Sioux Falls". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  2. "Diocese of Sioux Falls". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  3. Ordained a priest in 1976. Cheney, David M., Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

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