Parishes 88 Rite Roman Rite Bishop Robert Dwayne Gruss Country United States of America | Denomination Roman Catholic Area 111,370 km² Phone +1 605-343-3541 | |
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Territory West of the Missouri River in South Dakota Population
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- Catholics (as of 2010)
239,000
30,700 (12.8%) Established August 6, 1902 (114 years ago) Address 606 Cathedral Dr, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Similar Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpet, Blessed Sacrament Church, St Isaac Jogues, Priestly Fraternity Peter, Newman Center Profiles | ||
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.
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History
On August 6, 1902 Saint Pius X established the diocese as the Diocese of Lead. 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.
Bishops
The bishops for the diocese and their terms of service:
High schools
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA