Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls

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Diocese of Sioux Falls

Dioecesis Siouxormensis
St. Joseph Cathedral, Sioux Falls.jpg
St. Joseph Cathedral
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Location
Country United States
TerritorySouth Dakota 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
Diocese of Sioux Falls.jpg
Website
sfcatholic.org

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.

History[]

On August 12, 1879 Pope Leo XIII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota from territory taken from the Diocese of Saint Paul, Minnesota. 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 South Dakota west of the Missouri River.[1][2] The architect for the St. Joseph Cathedral was Emmanuel Louis Masqueray.

Abuse cases in Catholic institutions in South Dakota[]

Beginning in 2003 and extending to mid-2010, Native Americans who had been students at boarding schools, mission schools and other Catholic institutions in South Dakota began filing suits for having been physically and sexually abused at those places. Some cases dated from the 1950 to 1970s; others were more recent. They sued the dioceses of Rapid City and Sioux Falls, in addition to the orders of priests and sisters that operated these facilities, and named individual alleged predators, including staff members, in court documents. By 2010, more than 100 plaintiffs had joined these suits.[3]

In March 2019, the Diocese of Sioux Falls published the names of eleven priests accused of child sex abuse of parishioners between 1950 and 1992. This is consistent with the national policy of the Church by then, as it works to be more transparent about alleged abuses in the far-reaching abuse scandals that have engulfed the church in parishes across the country for two decades.[4]

In South Dakota and elsewhere, the officials of the dioceses have noted that they do not have responsibility for alleged abuses at off-reservation and mission boarding schools that were operated by priests and nuns from a variety of religious orders, which have independence within the Catholic Church. These orders operate separately from any diocese. Plaintiffs have filed separate suits against the officials at the schools, the orders that operated them, and specific named defendants, in cases dating from 2003 to 2010.[4][3]

Within the territory of the Diocese of Sioux Falls, institutions named in these suits include St. Paul's Indian Mission School, grades K-12 (in 1975 it was transferred to the Yankton Sioux Tribe, which renamed it as Marty Indian School and operates it); St. Joseph's Indian School, an off-reservation facility in Chamberlain, South Dakota; and (with an associated orphanage) on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation in Sisseton, South Dakota, and the orders that operated them.[4] Tekakwitha School was closed in the 1970s during the transfer to tribes, and the building was demolished.

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[]

  • Catholic Church by country
  • Catholic Church in the United States
  • Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
  • 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)
  • List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States

References[]

  1. ^ "Diocese of Sioux Falls". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Sioux Falls". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Woodard, Stephanie (19 April 2011). "South Dakota Sex Abuse Scandal: a Peek inside the Church's Drawers". Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Anderson, Patrick (16 May 2019). "Native American victims of sex abuse at Catholic boarding schools fight for justice". Argus Leader. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ Ordained a priest in 1976. Cheney, David M., Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

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Coordinates: 43°32′11″N 96°43′54″W / 43.53639°N 96.73167°W / 43.53639; -96.73167

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