Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno

Diocese of Reno Dioecesis Renensis
File:COA - Reno, NV.jpg
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Counties of Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe
Ecclesiastical province	San Francisco
Statistics
Area	70,852 sq mi (183,510 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 835,000 132,982  (15.9%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 21, 1995
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Snow Holy Family
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Randolph Roque Calvo Bishop of Reno
Metropolitan Archbishop	Salvatore Cordileone Archbishop of San Francisco
Bishops emeritus	Phillip Francis Straling
Map
Website
renodiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno is an ecclesiastical territory (or diocese) of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern Nevada region of the United States, centered on the city of Reno. The diocese comprises the counties of Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and Washoe. The bishop of Reno has his liturgical and canonical seat (cathedra) at The Cathedral of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

The See of Reno is a suffragan diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco. Other suffragan sees include the Dioceses of Honolulu, Las Vegas, Oakland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Jose, Santa Rosa and Stockton.

History

St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral

With the urging of Cardinal George Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese on March 27, 1931. It was renamed as the Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas by Pope Paul VI, October 13, 1976. On March 21, 1995 Pope John Paul II changed it back to the Diocese of Reno while splitting Las Vegas, Nevada into a new diocese.

Phillip Francis Straling officially retired on June 21, 2005, but continued to serve as apostolic administrator of the diocese. On December 23, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Randolph Roque Calvo, of the Archdiocese of San Francisco as the seventh Bishop of Reno. Calvo, born in Agaña, Guam is the first priest from Guam to head the diocese. Calvo was installed and ordained to the episcopate on February 17, 2006, by George Hugh Niederauer, Archbishop of San Francisco.

Bishops of Reno

The list of bishops of the diocese and their tenures of service:

1. Thomas Kiely Gorman, D.D., D. Sc. Hist. (1931–1952)
2. Robert Joseph Dwyer, D.D., Ph.D. (1952–1967)
3. Michael Joseph Green, D.D. (1967–1974)
4. Norman Francis McFarland, D.D. J.C.D. (1974–1986)
5. Daniel F. Walsh, D.D. (1986–1995) Appointed the first Bishop of Las Vegas
6. Phillip Francis Straling (1995–2005)
7. Randolph Roque Calvo (2006–present)

Parishes of the Diocese of Reno

• Corpus Christi (Carson City) - Carson City County,
• Saint Teresa of Avila (Carson City) - Carson City County,
• Fallon Naval Air Station Base Chapel (Fallon) - Churchill County,
• Saint Patrick's Catholic Church (Fallon) - Churchill County,
• Our Lady of Tahoe (Zephyr Cove) - Douglas County,
• Saint Gall Church (Gardnerville) - Douglas County,
• Sacred Heart (Carlin) - Elko County,
• Our Lady of Guadalupe (Jackpot) - (Mission Church) Elko County,
• Saint Joseph's Church (Elko) - Elko County,
• Saint Thomas Aquinas (Wells) - Elko County,
• Saint Brendan's Church (Eureka) - Eureka County,
• Sacred Heart (McDermitt) - (Mission Church) Humboldt County,
• Saint Alfonsus (Paradise Valley) - (Mission Church) Humboldt County,
• Saint Paul's Church (Winnemucca) - Humboldt County,
• St Augustine Church (Austin) - (Station Church) Lander County,
• Saint John Bosco (Battle Mountain) - Lander County,
• Holy Family (Yerington) - Lyon County,
• Saint Ann's (Dayton) - Lyon County,
• Saint John the Baptist (Smith Valley) - (Mission Church) Lyon County,
• Saint Robert Bellarmine (Fernley) - Lyon County,
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Hawthorne) - Mineral County,
• Saint Michael (Mission) (Gabbs) - Nye County,
• Saint John the Baptist (Lovelock) - Pershing County,
• Saint Mary's in the Mountains (Virginia City) - Storey County,
• Holy Cross Catholic Church (Sparks) - Washoe County,
• Holy Spirit (Mission) (Washoe Valley) - Washoe County,
• Immaculate Conception Church (Sparks) - Washoe County,
• Our Lady of the Snows (Reno) - Washoe County,
• Our Lady of Wisdom (Reno) - Washoe County,
• Saint Albert the Great (Reno) - Washoe County,
• Saint Francis of Assisi (Incline Village) - Washoe County,
• Saint Joseph the Worker (Empire) - (Mission Church) Washoe County,
• Saint Michael's Church (Stead) - Washoe County,
• Saint Peter Canisius (Sun Valley) - Washoe County,
• Saint Rose of Lima (Reno) - Washoe County,
• Saint Therese - Church of the Little Flower (Reno) - Washoe County,
• Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral (Reno) - Washoe County

Education

Superintendents

• Br. Matthew Cunningham, FSR (1990–2000)
• Kitty Bergin (2002–2011)
• Karen Barreras (2011–present)

High school

• Bishop Manogue High School, Reno

Elementary schools and preschools

• Holy Child Learning Center, Reno - Preschool/Kindergarten
• Little Flower School, Reno - Elementary School
• Our Lady of the Snows School, Reno - Elementary School
• Saint Albert the Great School, Reno - Elementary School
• Saint Albert the Great Child Development Center, Reno - Preschool/Kindergarten
• St. Teresa of Avila School, Carson City - Kindergarten to Eighth Grade
• St. Teresa of Avila Preschool - Carson City - Preschool

Hospitals

• St. Mary's Regional Medical Center (Reno)

See also

• Catholic Church by country
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco
• Global organisation of the Catholic Church
• List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
• List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno Official Site
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco