Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island

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Diocese of Grand Island

Dioecesis Insulae Grandis
Grand Island (Nebraska) cathedral from SE 3.JPG
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
CoA Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island.svg
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Grand Island
Location
Country United States
TerritoryNebraska 28 counties and the parts of Dawson, Lincoln and Keith counties north of the Platte River in central and western Nebraska
Ecclesiastical provinceOmaha
Statistics
Area42,000 sq mi (110,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2016)
320,000
56,600 (17.7%%)
Parishes73
Schools11
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 8, 1912 as the Diocese of Kearney;
April 11, 1917 as the Diocese of Grand Island
CathedralCathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Patron saintBlessed Virgin Mary
Secular priests63
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph G. Hanefeldt[1]
Bishops emeritusWilliam Joseph Dendinger
Map
Diocese of Grand Island map 1.png
Website
gidiocese.org

The Diocese of Grand Island (Latin: Dioecesis Insulae Grandis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northwestern and central Nebraska. The cathedra of the Bishop of Grand Island is in Grand Island, Nebraska.

It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Omaha.[2] 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 68802, USA.[3]

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,[4] and was installed on March 19, 2015.[5][6]

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,[7] 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.[8][9][10]

The Omaha diocese was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Pius XII on August 10, 1945.[11][12]

Bishops[]

Bishops of Grand Island[]

The list of bishops who served the diocese and their years of service:

  1. James Albert Duffy (1913–1931)
  2. Stanislaus Vincent Bona (1931–1944), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of Green Bay
  3. Edward Joseph Hunkeler (1945–1951), appointed Bishop and later Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas
  4. John Linus Paschang (1951–1972)
  5. John J. Sullivan (1972–1977), appointed Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph
  6. Lawrence James McNamara (1978–2004)
  7. William Joseph Dendinger (2004–2015)
  8. Joseph G. Hanefeldt (2015–present)

Catholic high schools[]

Coat of arms of Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island
CoA Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island.svg
Notes
Arms was designed and adopted when the diocese was erected
Adopted
1912
Escutcheon
The diocesan arms consists of a gold cross against a green field, with a star and wavy border, both in silver.
Symbolism
The main colors, green and gold, recall the fertile plains and fields of western Nebraska, while the cross, reaching to the edges of the heraldic field, recalls the Lord's commission to his Church, to make disciples of all the nations. The Morning Star is a traditional symbol of Mary the Virgin, who is patroness of the diocese and of the Cathedral of the Nativity. The silver border represents the Platte River, which borders the diocese for almost two hundred miles along its southern edge. Crowning the shield is the mitre, which is worn by bishops as a symbol of their special dignity and authority in the Church.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Web Translator". www.translatetheweb.com. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Annuario Pontificio. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2016. p. 275. Insulae Grandis --suffr. di Omaha
  3. ^ Annuario Pontificio. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2016. p. 275. Indirizzo: 2708 Old Fair Rd., P.O. Box 1531, Grand Island, NE 68802, U.S.A.
  4. ^ "Pope Names Omaha Pastor Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. USCCB Media News Releases. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  5. ^ "New Bishop Ordained for Grand Island Diocese". KNOP. 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  6. ^ Annuario Pontificio. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2016. p. 275. Joseph G. Hanefeldt...el 14 genn. 2015; cons. 19 mar. 2015...
  7. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Kearney (Nebraska)" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  8. ^ "Diocese of Grand Island". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-06-04.[self-published source]
  9. ^ "Diocese of Grand Island". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  10. ^ Annuario Pontificio. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2016. p. 275. Grand Island (8 mar. 1912 col nome di Kearney, mut. n. 11 apr. 1917)
  11. ^ "Archdiocese of Omaha". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-06-04.[self-published source]
  12. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Omaha". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-06-04.

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Coordinates: 40°55′20″N 98°21′29″W / 40.92222°N 98.35806°W / 40.92222; -98.35806

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