Country United States Denomination Roman Catholic Bishop Paul J. Swain Phone +1 605-334-9861 | Parishes 150 Area 90,885 km² Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral | |
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Territory East of the Missouri River in South Dakota Ecclesiastical province Saint Paul and Minneapolis Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
550,000
135,600 (24.7%) Address 523 North Duluth Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, United States Similar Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Holy Spirit Church, St Mary Church, St Lambert's Catholic, St Katharine Drexel C Profiles | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls (Latin: Dioecesis Siouxormensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It comprises that part of South Dakota east of the Missouri River. The current bishop of the diocese is Bishop Paul J. Swain. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is Sioux Falls. The cathedral parish is St. Joseph Cathedral.
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History
On August 12, 1879 Pope Leo XIII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota from territory taken from the Diocese of Saint Paul. It lost territory on November 10, 1889 when the Diocese of Jamestown was established in North Dakota. Two days later on November 12 the Diocese of Sioux Falls was established and the vicariate was suppressed. The diocese lost territory in 1902 when the Diocese of Lead was established in western South Dakota. The architect for the St. Joseph Cathedral was Emmanuel Louis Masqueray.
Bishops
The diocesan bishops of the Diocese of Sioux Falls and their dates of service:
- Martin Marty, O.S.B. (1879–1895) (From 1879 to 1889, Marty was apostolic vicar of the Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota, predecessor of the Diocese of Sioux Falls.)
- Thomas O'Gorman (1896–1921)
- Bernard Joseph Mahoney (1922–1939)
- William O. Brady (1939–1956)
- Lambert Anthony Hoch (1956–1978)
- Paul Vincent Dudley (1978–1995)
- Robert James Carlson (1995–2004)
- Paul J. Swain (2006–present)
Bishops who once were priests of the Diocese of Sioux Falls
The following men began their service as priests in Sioux Falls before being appointed bishops elsewhere: