Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City is a Roman Catholic diocese
in South Dakota
. It was founded on August 6, 1902 as the Diocese of Lead
, and was renamed on August 1, 1930.
s of the diocese are:
Bishops of Lead
Bishops of Rapid City
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
in South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
. It was founded on August 6, 1902 as the Diocese of Lead
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lead, South Dakota
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lead in South Dakota was created on August 4, 1902 by Pope Leo XIII. The diocese covered the portion of South Dakota west of the Missouri River, a region sometimes known as West River...
, and was renamed on August 1, 1930.
Bishops
The past bishopBishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of the diocese are:
Bishops of Lead
- John StarihaJohn StarihaJohn Stariha was the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lead, South Dakota later the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City.Born in Semic, Slovenia, Stariha was ordained to the priesthood on September 19, 1869...
(1902–1909) - Joseph Francis BuschJoseph Francis BuschJoseph Francis Busch was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Lead and Bishop of Saint Cloud .-Biography:...
(1910–1915); appointed Bishop of St. CloudRoman Catholic Diocese of Saint CloudThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota. It was founded on September 22, 1889, out of territory that had been evangelized by the missionary priest Father Francis Xavier Pierz...
Bishops of Rapid City
- John Jeremiah LawlerJohn Jeremiah LawlerJohn Jeremiah Lawler was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Rapid City from 1916 until his death in 1948.-Biography:...
(1915–1948); appointed Bishop of Lead; seeEpiscopal SeeAn episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
transferred to Rapid City in 1930 - William Tibertus McCartyWilliam Tibertus McCartyWilliam Tibertus McCarty, C.SS.R. was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. A Redemptorist, he served as Bishop of Rapid City from 1948 to 1969.-Biography:...
, C.Ss.RCongregation of the Most Holy RedeemerThe Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer is a Roman Catholic missionary Congregation founded by Saint Alphonsus Liguori at Scala, near Amalfi, Italy for the purpose of labouring among the neglected country people in the neighbourhood of Naples.Members of the Congregation, priests and brothers,...
(1948–1969) - Harold Joseph DimmerlingHarold Joseph DimmerlingHarold Joseph Dimmerling was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota...
(1969–1987) - Charles Joseph Chaput, OFM Cap (1988–1997); appointed Archbishop of DenverRoman Catholic Archdiocese of DenverThe Archdiocese of Denver is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for Denver, Colorado and the Colorado counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan and Weld in the northern part of the state. The Archdiocese's home is at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate...
- Blase Joseph Cupich (1998–2010); appointed Bishop of SpokaneRoman Catholic Diocese of SpokaneThe Diocese of Spokane is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Washington. Headquartered in Spokane, the diocese encompasses Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams, Whitman, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin Counties...
- Robert Dwayne GrussRobert Dwayne GrussRobert Dwayne Gruss is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He has served as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City in the state of South Dakota since 2011.-Early life and education:...
(2011–present)
High schools
- Red Cloud High SchoolRed Cloud High School (South Dakota)Red Cloud High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City and serves Oglala Lakota Native American children on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.-Background:...
, Pine Ridge - St. Thomas More High SchoolSt. Thomas More High School (South Dakota)St. Thomas More High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Rapid City, South Dakota. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City....
, Rapid City