Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City
Diocese of Sioux City
Dioecesis Siopolitanensis

The coat of arms of the Diocese of Sioux City
Location
Country United States
Territory 24 Counties in the Northwest quadrant of Iowa
Ecclesiastical province Province of Dubuque
Metropolitan Sioux City, Iowa
Population
- Catholics

90,600
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established January 15, 1902
Cathedral Cathedral of the Epiphany
Patron saint Our Lady of Guadalupe
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop R. Walker Nickless
Bishop of Sioux City
Metropolitan Archbishop Jerome Hanus
Archbishop of Dubuque
Emeritus Bishops Lawrence Donald Soens
Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City
Map
Website
scdiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City is the Roman Catholic diocese for the northwestern quarter of the state of Iowa, US The diocese comprises 24 counties in northwestern Iowa, and it covers an area of 14,518 square miles (37,600 km2).

The See city for the diocese is Sioux City, Iowa. The Latin title is Dioecesis Siopolitanensis, and the corporate title is the Diocese of Sioux City. The Cathedral parish for this diocese is the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.

Currently, R. Walker Nickless is bishop of Sioux City. He succeeded Daniel N. DiNardo, who served from 1998 to 2004. In January 2004 Bishop DiNardo was named the Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston, and he became the coadjutor Archbishop with that diocese's elevation to Archdiocese in December 2004. The office of Bishop was sede vacante until November 2005 when Pope Benedict XVI named R. Walker Nickless as the new Bishop of the Diocese. Nickless was formally ordained as the next Bishop of Sioux City on January 20, 2006. While the Bishop's office was vacant, the Diocese was led by Msgr. Roger J. Augustine, who served as Diocesan Administrator. Bishop Lawrence D. Soens is the Bishop Emeritus, or retired Bishop, for this diocese.

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History

Cathedral of the Epiphany, Sioux City

In the past, the area that now makes up the Diocese of Sioux City was under the jurisdiction of a number of Catholic prelates. Most of these were academic as no Catholic presence in the area. In 1838 this area came under the authority of the newly created Diocese of Dubuque. For nearly 64 years the area remained under the authority of the Diocese and Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa. In the following years Diocesan officials and other Catholics began to feel that due to its size the Dubuque Diocese wasn't able to fully support their needs because at the time it covered the entire northern half of the state of Iowa. They also did not like the distances involved in traveling to Dubuque, which was on Iowa's eastern border - several hundred miles away.

On January 15, 1902, Pope Leo XIII took a 24 county area of northwest Iowa from the Archdiocese of Dubuque and created the Diocese of Sioux City. When it was founded, the Diocese of Sioux City had 50,000 Catholics, 95 priests, 84 parishes, and 32 missions. Leo XIII named Rt. Rev. Phillip J. Garrigan, a vice-rector of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. as the first Bishop of the Diocese.

Bishop Garrigan was formally installed in office on June 18, 1902. He proceeded to name what was then Saint Mary's Church as his Cathedral church. Garrigan applied to the Vatican for permission to rename Saint Mary's to the Cathedral of the Epiphany, which was subsequently approved.

Bishop Lawerence D. Soens was named the Bishop of Sioux City in 1983, and served until his retirement in 1998. Soens was accused of having sexually abused children prior to his appointment as Bishop.

Bishop Soens was followed by Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, who served as Bishop of the Sioux City Diocese from 1998 until he was named the coadjutor Bishop of Galveston-Houston in 2004. The diocese was then vacant until November 10, 2005 when Monsignor R. Walker Nickless was named Bishop.

Msgr. Kevin McCoy, who has served as the rector of the Pontifical North American College is a priest of the Sioux City diocese.

Ordinaries of the diocese

The following men have served as Bishops of this diocese, along with their dates of service:

  • Philip Joseph Garrigan - March 21, 1902 - 14 October 1919 (His death)
  • Edmond Heelan - March 8, 1920 - 20 September 1948 (His death)
  • Joseph Maximilian Mueller - September 20, 1948 - 20 October 1970 (His retirement)
  • Frank Henry Greteman - October 15, 1970 - August 17, 1983 (His retirement)
  • Lawrence Donald Soens - June 15, 1983 - November 28, 1998 (His retirement)
  • Daniel N. DiNardo - November 28, 1998 - January 16, 2004 (Reassigned as the Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston-Houston)
  • R. Walker Nickless - November 10, 2005–Present.

Diocesan priests who became bishops

High schools

External links

Coordinates: 42°30′02″N 96°24′23″W / 42.50056°N 96.40639°W / 42.50056; -96.40639


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