- Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas
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Diocese of Las Vegas
Dioecesis CampenisLocation Country United States Territory Counties of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye, and White Pine Ecclesiastical province San Francisco Metropolitan Las Vegas, Nevada Population
- Catholics
544,519 [1]Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established March 21, 1995[1] Cathedral Guardian Angel Cathedral Patron saint St. Peter the Apostle
St. Paul the ApostleCurrent leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Joseph A. Pepe
Bishop of Las VegasMetropolitan Archbishop George Hugh Niederauer
Archbishop of San FranciscoMap 
Website lasvegas-diocese.org The Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas (Latin: Dioecesis Campenis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern Nevada region of the United States. It comprises the Counties of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye, White Pine and is governed from the City of Las Vegas. The Bishop of Las Vegas has his liturgical and canonical seat (cathedra) at the Guardian Angel Cathedral.
Originally a part of the Dioceses of Sacramento and Salt Lake City and later the Diocese of Reno, Pope John Paul II established the diocese on March 21, 1995 and was canonically erected on June 28.
The See of Las Vegas is a suffragan diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Other suffragan sees include the dioceses of Honolulu, Oakland, Reno, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton.
The Bishop of the Diocese of Las Vegas is The Most Reverend Joseph A. Pepe. On April 6, 2001, Pope John Paul II appointed Monsignor Pepe as the second bishop of the diocese. The Episcopal Ordination and Installation of Bishop Pepe was celebrated on May 31, 2001.
Contents
High school
- Bishop Gorman High School, Las Vegas
Elementary schools
- St. Viator School (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton
- St. Francis de Sales
- Our Lady of Las Vegas
- St. Christopher
- St. Anne's
- St. Joseph's
External links
References
- ^ a b "Catholic-Hierarchy.org". http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlasv.html. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
Categories:- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco
- Christianity in Nevada
- Religious organizations established in 1995
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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