Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City

Diocese of Rapid City
Dioecesis Rapidopolitana
Location
Country United States
Territory West of the Missouri River in South Dakota
Ecclesiastical province Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Statistics
Area 43,000 sq mi (110,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
239,000
30,700 (12.8%)
Parishes 88
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established August 6, 1902 (116 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Robert Dwayne Gruss
Map
Website
rapidcitydiocese.org
Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City (Latin: Dioecesis Rapidopolitana) is a Roman Catholic diocese in western South Dakota, United States. The current bishop of the diocese is Bishop Robert Dwayne Gruss. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is Rapid City. The Cathedral parish is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

History

On August 6, 1902 Saint Pius X established the diocese as the Diocese of Lead.[1] Its territory was taken from the Diocese of Sioux Falls. The name of the diocese was changed by Pope Pius XI on August 1, 1930 when the see city was transferred to Rapid City.[2][3]

Bishops

The bishops for the diocese and their terms of service:

Bishops of Lead

  1. John Stariha (1902–1909)
  2. Joseph Francis Busch (1910–1915), appointed Bishop of Saint Cloud
  3. John Jeremiah Lawler (1915–1930)

Bishops of Rapid City

  1. John Jeremiah Lawler (1930–1948)
  2. William Tibertus McCarty, C.Ss.R (1948–1969)
  3. Harold Joseph Dimmerling (1969–1987)
  4. Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. (1988–1997), appointed Archbishop of Denver and later Archbishop of Philadelphia
  5. Blase Joseph Cupich (1998–2010), appointed Bishop of Spokane and later Archbishop of Chicago (elevated to Cardinal in 2016)
  6. Robert Dwayne Gruss (2011–present)

Other priests of the diocese who became bishops

High schools

See also

References

  1. ↑  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Lead". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ↑ Cheney, David M. (July 19, 2011). "Diocese of Rapid City". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Diocese of Rapid City". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-06-04.

Coordinates: 44°04′34″N 103°13′42″W / 44.07611°N 103.22833°W / 44.07611; -103.22833


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