Diocese of Pueblo
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Denver |
| Diocesan bishop | Stephen Berg |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Fernando Isern |
| Vicar General | Thomas M. Adrians |
| founding | 1941 |
| surface | 48,155 km² |
| Parishes | 52 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 620,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 120,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 19.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 67 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 23 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,333 |
| Permanent deacons | 33 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Friars | 25 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 61 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart |
| Website | www.dioceseofpueblo.org |
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The diocese of Pueblo ( Latin Dioecesis Pueblensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States .
It was established on November 15, 1941 from the area of the Archdiocese of Denver . On November 10, 1983, the Diocese of Colorado Springs was established from areas of the Archdiocese of Denver and the Diocese of Pueblo .
Bishops
- Joseph Clement Willging , 1941-1959
- Charles Albert Buswell , 1959–1979
- Arthur Nicholas Tafoya , 1980-2009
- Fernando Isern , 2009–2013
- Stephen Berg , since 2014
