Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas
Diocese of Las Vegas Diœcesis Campensis | |
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 Guardian Angel Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Counties of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye, and White Pine |
| Ecclesiastical province | San Francisco |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 39,688 sq mi (102,790 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2013) 1,984,000 732,000 [1] (36.9%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 21, 1995[1] |
| Cathedral | Guardian Angel Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Peter the Apostle St. Paul the Apostle |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | George Leo Thomas |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Gregory W. Gordon |
| Bishops emeritus | Joseph A. Pepe |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| dioceseoflasvegas.org | |
The Diocese of Las Vegas (Latin: Diœcesis Campensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the southern Nevada region of the United States. It comprises the Counties of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye, White Pine and is governed from the City of Las Vegas. The Bishop of Las Vegas has his liturgical and canonical seat (cathedra) at the Guardian Angel Cathedral.
The See of Las Vegas is a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco. Other suffragan sees include the Dioceses of Honolulu, Oakland, Reno, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton.
The Bishop of the Diocese of Las Vegas is The Most Reverend George Leo Thomas. On February 28, 2018, Pope Francis appointed Thomas as the third bishop of the diocese. The episcopal installation of Bishop Thomas was celebrated on May 15, 2018.
History[]
Originally a part of the Dioceses of Sacramento and Salt Lake City and later the Diocese of Reno, Pope John Paul II established the diocese on March 21, 1995 and was canonically erected on June 28.
Churches[]
Bishops[]
The list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service:
- Daniel F. Walsh (1995-2000), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa in California
- Joseph A. Pepe (2001–2018)
- George Leo Thomas (2018–present)
Auxiliary Bishops[]
- Gregory W. Gordon (2021-present)
Education[]
Superintendents[]
- Ellen F. Ayoub (1995–2006)[citation needed]
- Dr. Richard Facciolo (2006–2008)[2]
- Catherine Thompson (?–present)
High schools[]
- Bishop Gorman High School, Las Vegas
Elementary schools[]
- St. Viator School
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School
- St. Francis de Sales School
- Our Lady of Las Vegas School
- St. Christopher School
- St. Anne Catholic School
See also[]
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Catholic-Hierarchy.org". Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ "Diocese turns its focus to education". LasVegasSun.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
External links[]
| show Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco |
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Coordinates: 36°10′30″N 115°08′11″W / 36.17500°N 115.13639°W
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas
- Catholic Church in Nevada
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco
- Christian organizations established in 1995
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States
- 1995 establishments in Nevada