Bishopric of Grand Island
Bishopric of Grand Island | |
Basic data | |
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Country | United States |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Omaha |
Diocesan bishop | Joseph Hanefeldt |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | William Joseph Dendinger |
Vicar General | Charles L. Torpey |
founding | 1912 |
surface | 103,560 km² |
Parishes | 69 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
Residents | 301,328 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
Catholics | 53,957 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
proportion of | 17.9% |
Diocesan priest | 57 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
Catholics per priest | 947 |
Religious sisters | 70 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | English |
cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
Website | www.gidiocese.org |
Ecclesiastical province | |
The Grand Island diocese ( Latin : Dioecesis Insulae Grandis ) is located in the USA and is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its seat in Grand Island , Nebraska . It was established on March 8, 1912 as the Diocese of Kearney from areas of the Diocese of Omaha , from which it was given further areas on May 13, 1916.
As early as April 11, 1917, the name of the diocese was changed to the current name Grand Island . When the diocese of Omaha was raised to the archbishopric in 1945, Grand Island was subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
The territory of the Grand Island Diocese now includes the areas of Buffalo County , Sherman County , Valley County , Garfield County , Loup County , Custer County , Blaine County , Brown County , Keya Paha County , Logan County , Thomas County , Hooker County , McPherson County , Grant County , Cherry County , Rock County , Garden County , Deuel County , Morrill County , Cheyenne County , Kimball County , Banner County , Box Butte County , Scotts Bluff County , Sioux County , Dawes County and Sheridan County and parts of Dawson County , Lincoln County and Keith County .
Bishops
- James Albert Duffy (1913-1931)
- Stanislaus Vincent Bona (1931-1944)
- Edward Joseph Hunkeler (1945–1951)
- John Linus Paschang (1951–1972)
- John Joseph Sullivan (1972–1977)
- Lawrence James McNamara (1978-2004)
- William Joseph Dendinger (2004-2015)
- Joseph Hanefeldt (since 2015)