Diocese of Cheyenne
| Diocese of Cheyenne | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Denver |
| Diocesan bishop | Steven Biegler |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Joseph Hubert Hart |
| founding | 1887 |
| surface | 252,552 km² |
| Parishes | 33 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 568,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 56,100 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 9.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 65 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 801 |
| Permanent deacons | 38 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 5 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 15 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
| address | Chancery Office, 2121 Capitol Ave., PO Box 1468, Cheyenne, WY 82003-1468 |
| Website | www.dioceseofcheyenne.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne ( lat. : Dioecesis Cheyennensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese based in Cheyenne . It covers the entire state of Wyoming , making it one of the few bishoprics whose borders are congruent with those of a US state.
history
Pope Leo XIII. founded it on August 2, 1887 from cession of territory by the Diocese of Omaha .
Bishops of Cheyenne
- Maurice Francis Burke (August 9, 1887 - June 19, 1893, then Bishop of Saint Joseph )
- Thomas Mathias Lenihan (November 30, 1896 - December 15, 1901, died)
- James John Keane (June 10, 1902 - August 11, 1911, then Archbishop of Dubuque )
- Patrick Aloysius Alfons McGovern (January 19, 1912 - November 8, 1951, died)
- Hubert Michael Newell (November 8, 1951 - January 3, 1978, resigned)
- Joseph Hubert Hart (April 25, 1978 - September 26, 2001, resigned)
- David Ricken (September 26, 2001 - July 9, 2008, then Bishop of Green Bay )
- Paul Dennis Etienne , October 19, 2009–4. October 2016, then Archbishop of Anchorage
- Steven Biegler since March 16, 2017
See also
Web links
- Entry on Diocese of Cheyenne on gcatholic.org (English)
- Entry for Diocese of Cheyenne on catholic-hierarchy.org
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Cathedral : St. Mary in Cheyenne