Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena

Diocese of Helena Dioecesis Helenensis
Cathedral of Saint Helena, Helena
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Lewis and Clark, Teton, Flathead, Lincoln, Missoula, Sanders, Powell, Granite, Ravalli, Deer Lodge, Silver Bow, Jefferson, Broadwater, Gallatin, Madison, Lake, and Beaverhead Counties plus parts of Meagher, Musselshell, and Toole Counties in Montana
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Portland
Metropolitan	Helena, Montana
Population - Catholics	58,780 (11.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 7, 1884
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Helena
Patron saint	St. Helena
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Bishop	George Leo Thomas Bishop of Helena
Metropolitan Archbishop	John George Vlazny Archbishop of Portland in Oregon
Website
diocesehelena.org

The Diocese of Helena (Latin: Dioecesis Helenensis) is the Catholic diocese for western Montana. It was erected from the year-old Vicarate of Montana on March 7, 1884, while Montana was still a territory. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Portland, which encompasses Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.

For its first twenty years, the diocese served all of Montana. In 1904, the new Diocese of Great Falls was formed to serve eastern Montana.

The seat of the diocese is in the Cathedral of St. Helena, Helena, MT.

The past bishops of the Diocese of Helena are:

• Jean-Baptiste Brondel - (1884–1903)
• John Patrick Carroll - (1904–25)
• George Joseph Finnigan - (1927–32)
• Ralph Leo Hayes - (1933–35)
• Joseph Michael Gilmore - (1935–62)
• Raymond Gerhardt Hunthausen - (1962–75)
• Elden Francis Curtiss - (1976–93)
• Alexander Joseph Brunett - (1994–97)
• Robert C. Morlino - (1999–2003)
• George Leo Thomas - (2004–present)

High schools

• Butte Central Catholic High School, Butte
• Loyola Sacred Heart High School, Missoula
• Great Falls Central Catholic High School, Great Falls

External links

• Diocese of Helena - official site
• Catholic Hierarchy.org - Diocese of Helena