Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas (Latin: Diœcesis Campenis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman 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 Campenis
Guardian Angel Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Counties of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye, and White Pine
Ecclesiastical province	San Francisco
Statistics
Area	39,688 sq mi (102,790 km^2)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013) 1,984,000 732,000 [1] (36.9%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 21, 1995[1]
Cathedral	Guardian Angel Cathedral
Patron saint	St. Peter the Apostle St. Paul the Apostle
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	George Leo Thomas
Bishops emeritus	Joseph A. Pepe
Map
Website
dioceseoflasvegas.org

The See of Las Vegas is a suffragan diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of the 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

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)

Education

Superintendents

• Ellen F. Ayoub (1995–2006)
• Dr. Richard Facciolo (2006–2008)[2]
• Catherine Thompson (?–present)

High schools

• Bishop Gorman High School, Las Vegas

Elementary schools

• St. Viator School
• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School
• St. Francis de Sales School
• Our Lady of Las Vegas School
• St. Christopher School
• St. Anne Catholic School

See also

• Catholic Church in the United States
• Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco
• List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
• Global organisation of the Catholic Church
• List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)

References

1. "Catholic-Hierarchy.org". Retrieved 2009-12-31.
2. "Diocese turns its focus to education". LasVegasSun.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas Official Site
• Guardian Angel Cathedral