Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno

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 Reno, Nevada. With the urging of George William Cardinal Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Reno 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 spliting Las Vegas, Nevada as a new diocese.

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Diocese - Roman Catholic Church - Nevada - United States - Reno, Nevada - George William Cardinal Mundelein - Archbishop of Chicago - Pope Pius XI - March 27 - 1931 - Pope Paul VI - October 13 - 1976 - March 21 - 1995 - Pope John Paul II - Las Vegas, Nevada

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It is comprised of the Counties of Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lander, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and Washoe. Also known as the See of Reno, it is led by a bishop which pastors the motherchurch, St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral.

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Counties - Carson City - Churchill - Douglas - Elko - Eureka - Humboldt - Lander - Lander - Mineral - Pershing - Storey - Washoe - Bishop - Motherchurch - St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral

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Today, the See of Reno remains a ceremonial suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishop of San Francisco. Its fellow suffragans include the Dioceses of Honolulu, Las Vegas, Oakland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Jose, Santa Rosa and Stockton.

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Archbishop of San Francisco - Honolulu - Las Vegas - Oakland - Sacramento - Salt Lake City - San Jose - Santa Rosa - Stockton

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As of 2005, the current Bishop of Reno is the Most Reverend Phillip F. Straling who will retire at the end of the year.

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2005 - Phillip F. Straling

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