Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas

The Diocese of Las Vegas (Latin: Diœcesis Campensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the southern Nevada region of the United States. It comprises the Counties of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye, White Pine and is governed from the City of Las Vegas. The Bishop of Las Vegas has his liturgical and canonical seat (cathedra) at the Guardian Angel Cathedral.

Diocese of Las Vegas

Diœcesis Campensis
Guardian Angel Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryCounties of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye, and White Pine
Ecclesiastical provinceSan Francisco
Statistics
Area39,688 sq mi (102,790 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2013)
1,984,000
732,000 [1] (36.9%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 21, 1995[1]
CathedralGuardian Angel Cathedral
Patron saintHoly Family
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Paul the Apostle[2]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGeorge Leo Thomas
Auxiliary BishopsGregory W. Gordon
Bishops emeritusJoseph A. Pepe
Map
Website
dioceseoflasvegas.org

The See of Las Vegas is a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco. Other suffragan sees include the Dioceses of Honolulu, Oakland, Reno, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton.

The Bishop of the Diocese of Las Vegas is The Most Reverend George Leo Thomas. On February 28, 2018, Pope Francis appointed Thomas as the third bishop of the diocese. The episcopal installation of Bishop Thomas was celebrated on May 15, 2018.

History

Originally a part of the Dioceses of Sacramento and Salt Lake City and later the Diocese of Reno, Pope John Paul II established the diocese on March 21, 1995 and was canonically erected on June 28.

Churches
Main article: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas

Bishops

The list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service:

  1. Daniel F. Walsh (1995-2000), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa in California
  2. Joseph A. Pepe (2001–2018)
  3. George Leo Thomas (2018–present)

Auxiliary Bishops

Education

Superintendents
  • Ellen F. Ayoub (1995–2006)
  • Dr. Richard Facciolo (2006–2008)[3]
  • Catherine Thompson (2015–present)[4]

High schools

Elementary schools
  • Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic School, opened Fall of 1959
  • St. Anne Catholic School, opened Fall of 1954
  • St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School, opened Fall of 2020
  • St. Christopher Catholic School, opened Fall of 1964
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School
  • St. Francis de Sales Catholic School, opened Fall of 1964 (shared space) in new building Fall of 1965.
  • St. Viator School

See also

References
  1. "Catholic-Hierarchy.org". Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  2. "DiocesanFacts".
  3. "Diocese turns its focus to education". LasVegasSun.com. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  4. "Our History - Saint Anne Catholic School, Las Vegas, NV".

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