Diocese of Reno
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of San Francisco |
| Diocesan bishop | Randolph Roque Calvo |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Phillip Francis Straling |
| Vicar General | George Wolf |
| founding | 1931 |
| surface | 183,506 km² |
| Parishes | 28 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 717.891 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 106,965 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 14.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 43 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,276 |
| Permanent deacons | 29 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 7 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 20 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
| Website | www.dioceseofreno.org |
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The Diocese of Reno ( Latin Dioecesis Renensis , English Diocese of Reno ) is a in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Reno , Nevada .
history
The diocese of Reno was founded on March 27, 1931 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Pastoris aeterni from cessions of territory from the dioceses of Salt Lake and Sacramento and subordinated to the Archdiocese of San Francisco as a suffragan . On October 13, 1976, the Reno Diocese was renamed the Reno-Las Vegas Diocese . The diocese of Reno-Las Vegas was divided into the dioceses of Reno and Las Vegas on March 21, 1995 .
territory
The Diocese of Reno includes the areas of Carson City , Churchill County , Douglas County , Elko County , Eureka County , Humboldt County , Lander County , Lyon County , Mineral County , Pershing County , Storey County, and Washoe County in the state of Nevada .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Reno
- Thomas Kiely Gorman , 1931–1952, then Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas
- Robert Joseph Dwyer , 1952–1966, then Archbishop of Portland, Oregon
- Michael Joseph Green , 1967-1974
- Norman Francis McFarland , 1976
Bishops of Reno-Las Vegas
- Norman Francis McFarland, 1976–1986, then Bishop of Orange in California
- Daniel Francis Walsh , 1987-1995, then Bishop of Vegas
Bishops of Reno
- Phillip Francis Straling , 1995-2005
- Randolph Roque Calvo , since 2005
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Reno (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Reno on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
