Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver

Archdiocese of Denver Archidioecesis Denveriensis
Location
Country	United States
Territory	9 Counties in Northern Colorado
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Denver
Metropolitan	Denver, Colorado
Population - Catholics	373,500
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	August 16, 1887
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception St. Francis of Assisi
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Archbishop	sede vacante Archbishop of Denver
Website
archden.org

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Denver

The Archdiocese of Denver is the Catholic Archdiocese of the Roman Rite for the city of Denver, Colorado, and the Colorado counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan, and Weld. The Archdiocese's home is at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on the corner of Colfax Avenue and Logan Street. Bishop James Conley has been appointed to serve as the Archdiocese Apostolic Administrator until a new Archbishop is installed.

The Latin title of the Archdiocese is Archidioecesis Denveriensis, and the corporate title is Archdiocese of Denver. The Archdiocese covers an area of 40,154 square miles (104,000 km²). The Archdiocese is part of the XIII Conference Region. There are 113 parishes, 307 priests, and an estimated 373,500 Catholics living in the Archdiocese.

History

The area that now makes up the Denver Archdiocese was originally part of the Diocese of Santa Fe. In 1868, territory was taken from the dioceses of Santa Fe and Grass Valley to form the Vicariate Apostolic of Colorado and Utah. In 1870, the name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Colorado, and the territory of Utah was transferred to the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The Diocese of Denver was officially created on August 16, 1887, and covered the entire state of Colorado.

On November 15, 1941, territory was taken from the Diocese of Denver to form the Diocese of Pueblo, Colorado and the Denver Diocese was elevated to an Archdiocese. On November 10, 1983, territory was taken from both the Archdiocese of Denver and the Diocese of Pueblo to form the Diocese of Colorado Springs.

High schools

• Arrupe Jesuit High School*, Denver
• Bishop Machebeuf Catholic High School, Denver
• Holy Family High School, Broomfield
• Mullen High School*, Denver
• Our Lady of the Rosary Academy*, Mountain View
• Regis Jesuit High School*, Aurora
• St. Mary's Academy*, Cherry Hills Village (All-Girls)

* Operated independent of and with the blessing of the Archdiocese.

Higher education

• Augustine Institute*, Denver

Former high schools

• Colorado Catholic Academy, Wheat Ridge

Ordinaries

• Joseph Projectus Machebeuf: March 3, 1868 – July 10, 1889 (served until his death)
• Nicholas Chrysostom Matz: July 10, 1889 – August 9, 1917 (served until his death)
• John Henry Tihen: September 21, 1917 – January 6, 1931 (resigned)
• Urban John Vehr: April 17, 1931 – February 18, 1967 (retired)
• James Vincent Casey: February 18, 1967 – March 14, 1986 (served until his death)
• James Francis Stafford: June 3, 1986 – August 20, 1996 (reassigned as President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity)
• Charles J. Chaput: March 18, 1997 - September 8, 2011 (reassigned as Archbishop of Philadelphia)

Auxiliary bishops

• David M. Maloney: 1961 – 1967
• George Evans: 1969 – 1985
• Richard Hanifen: 1974 – 1984 (reassigned as Bishop of the Diocese of Colorado Springs)
• Jose H. Gomez: 2001 – 2005 (reassigned as Archbishop of San Antonio)
• James D. Conley: April 10, 2008 - present (appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Denver)

External links

• http://www.archden.org/