Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas (Latin: Dioecesis 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

Dioecesis Campenis
Guardian Angel Cathedral
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		(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 saintSt. Peter the Apostle
St. Paul the Apostle
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGeorge Leo Thomas
Bishops emeritusJoseph 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
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)

Education

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

High schools

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.

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