The Diocese of Grand Island ( la, Dioecesis Insulae Grandis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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in northwestern and central

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. The '' cathedra'' of the Bishop of Grand Island is in Grand Island, Nebraska. It is a suffragan diocese in the

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of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Omaha. The

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is the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, its diocesan headquarters are at 2708 Old Fair Rd., P.O. Box 1531, Grand Island, NE 68802, USA. The retired

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of the diocese is Bishop Emeritus William Dendinger. The Rev. Msgr. Joseph G. Hanefeldt was announced as successor on January 14, 2015, and was installed on March 19, 2015.

History

On January 6, 1857, Pope Pius IX established the Apostolic Vicariate of

in territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains. On March 8, 1912, Pope Pius X established the Diocese of Kearney on territory taken from the then Diocese of Omaha, its present Metropolitan. The diocese was enlarged with more territory from Omaha on May 13, 1916. On April 11, 1917, the diocese was renamed when the see city was transferred to Grand Island. The Omaha diocese was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Pius XII on August 10, 1945.

Bishops

Bishops of Grand Island

The list of bishops who served the diocese and their years of service: #

James Albert Duffy James Albert Duffy (September 13, 1873 – February 12, 1968) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first bishop (Catholic Church), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island, Diocese of Grand Island in N ...

(1913–1931) # Stanislaus Vincent Bona (1931–1944), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of Green Bay # Edward Joseph Hunkeler (1945–1951), appointed Bishop and later Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas # John Linus Paschang (1951–1972) # John J. Sullivan (1972–1977), appointed Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph # Lawrence James McNamara (1978–2004) # William Joseph Dendinger (2004–2015) # Joseph G. Hanefeldt (2015–present)

Catholic high schools

* Central Catholic High School, Grand Island *

Kearney Catholic High School Kearney Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Kearney, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island. Background Kearney Catholic High School was founded in 1961, as the first ...

, Kearney * St. Patrick High School, North Platte * Spalding Academy, Spalding

References

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