Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City

Diocese of Rapid City Dioecesis Rapidopolitana
Location
Country	United States
Territory	West of the Missouri River in South Dakota
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Metropolitan	Rapid City, South Dakota
Population - Catholics	29,440
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	August 6, 1902 (Diocese of Lead); renamed Diocese of Rapid City, August 1, 1930
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Bishop	Robert Dwayne Gruss
Metropolitan Archbishop	John Clayton Nienstedt Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Map
Website
rapidcitydiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City (Latin: Dioecesis Rapidopolitana) 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.^[1][2]

Bishops

The past bishops of the diocese are:^[2]

Bishops of Lead

• John Stariha (1902–1909)
• Joseph Francis Busch (1910–1915); appointed Bishop of St. Cloud

Bishops of Rapid City

• John Jeremiah Lawler (1915–1948); appointed Bishop of Lead; see transferred to Rapid City in 1930
• William Tibertus McCarty, C.Ss.R (1948–1969)
• Harold Joseph Dimmerling (1969–1987)
• Charles Joseph Chaput, OFM Cap (1988–1997); appointed Archbishop of Denver
• Blase Joseph Cupich (1998–2010); appointed Bishop of Spokane
• Robert Dwayne Gruss (2011–present)

High schools

• Red Cloud High School, Pine Ridge
• St. Thomas More High School, Rapid City

References

1. ^  "Diocese of Lead". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Cheney, David M (July 19, 2011). "Diocese of Rapid City". Catholic-Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/drapi.html. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 

External links

• Official website