Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne is a Roman Catholic diocese
covering the state of Wyoming
. It was founded on August 2, 1887 by Pope Leo XIII
. Maurice Francis Burke
was the first bishop.
The see had been vacant from the July 2008 appointment of Bishop Ricken to the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin
until the October 19, 2009 announcement of the appointment of Bishop-elect Etienne.
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...
covering the state of Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
. It was founded on August 2, 1887 by Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII , born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903...
. Maurice Francis Burke
Maurice Francis Burke
Maurice Francis Burke was an Irish-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Cheyenne and Bishop of Saint Joseph .-Biography:...
was the first bishop.
The see had been vacant from the July 2008 appointment of Bishop Ricken to the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin
Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay was established on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX. It covers the city of Green Bay as well as Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties,...
until the October 19, 2009 announcement of the appointment of Bishop-elect Etienne.
Bishops
- Maurice Francis BurkeMaurice Francis BurkeMaurice Francis Burke was an Irish-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Cheyenne and Bishop of Saint Joseph .-Biography:...
(1887–1897) - Thomas Mathias LenihanThomas Mathias LenihanThomas Mathias Lenihan was a late 19th and early 20th century bishop in the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne in the state of Wyoming from 1896-1901...
(1897–1902) - James KeaneJames Keane (Archbishop)- External links :...
(1902–1911) - Patrick McGovernPatrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovernPatrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovern was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Cheyenne from 1912 until his death.-Biography:...
(1912–1951) - Hubert Newell (1951–1978)
- Joseph Hubert HartJoseph Hubert HartJoseph Hubert Hart is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Cheyenne from 1978 to 2001.-Early life and education:...
(1978–2001) - David Laurin RickenDavid Laurin RickenDavid Laurin Ricken is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the twelfth Bishop of Green Bay, having previously served as Bishop of Cheyenne.-Early life:...
(2001–2008) - Paul D. EtiennePaul D. EtiennePaul D. Etienne, born June 15, 1959 in Tell City, Indiana is a priest of the Roman Catholic Church. He attended Bellarmine College in Louisville, KY before going on to St. Thomas College in Minnesota. Father Etienne was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis on June 27, 1992...
(2009–)
Province of Denver
- See: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of Denver
See also
- List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
- :Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States (including ecclesiastical provinces)
- Plenary Councils of BaltimorePlenary Councils of BaltimoreThe Plenary Councils of Baltimore were three national meetings of Roman Catholic bishops in the 19th century in Baltimore, Maryland.During the early history of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States all of the dioceses were part of one ecclesiastical province under the Archbishop of Baltimore...
- Roman Catholicism in the United StatesRoman Catholicism in the United StatesThe Catholic Church in the United States is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, the Christian Church in full communion with the Pope. With more than 68.5 registered million members, it is the largest single religious denomination in the United States, comprising about 22 percent of the population...
- Catholic Church and politics in the United States
- History of Roman Catholicism in the United StatesHistory of Roman Catholicism in the United StatesCatholicism first came to the territories now forming the United States with the Spanish explorers and settlers in present-day Florida , Georgia , and the southwest...
External links
- Diocese of Cheyenne official website