The Diocese of Reno is a
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ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
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History
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of the
Catholic Church
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in the northern
Nevada
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region of the
United States
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, centered on the city of
Reno
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. The diocese is composed of 12
counties
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in Nevada.
The See of Reno is a
suffragan
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diocese of the
ecclesiastical province
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of
San Francisco
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. Other
suffragan see
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s in the province include the
Dioceses of Honolulu,
Las Vegas
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Oakland
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Sacramento
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Salt Lake City
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San Jose,
Santa Rosa
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and
Stockton.
Territory
The territory of the Diocese of Reno is composed of 12 Nevada counties:
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Carson City
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Churchill
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Douglas
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Elko
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Eureka
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Humboldt
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Lander
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Lyon
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Pershing
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Storey
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Washoe
History
At the urging of Cardinal
George Mundelein
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Archbishop of Chicago
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Pope Pius XI
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established the Diocese on March 27, 1931. It was renamed as the Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas by
Pope Paul VI
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, October 13, 1976. On March 21, 1995,
Pope John Paul II
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reverted it to the Diocese of Reno while splitting
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, into a new diocese.
Phillip Francis Straling
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officially retired on June 21, 2005, but continued to serve as
apostolic administrator
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of the diocese. On December 23, 2005,
Pope Benedict XVI
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appointed
Randolph Roque Calvo
Randolph Roque Calvo is an America prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Calvo served as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Reno in Nevada from 2006 until 2021
Biography
Early life
Randolph Calvo was born on August 28, 1951, in Agaña, Gu ...
, of the
Archdiocese of San Francisco
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, as the seventh Bishop of Reno. Calvo, born in
Agaña,
Guam
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, 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
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George ...
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Archbishop of San Francisco
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Bishops
The list of bishops of the diocese of Reno and their tenures of service:
Bishops of Reno
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Thomas Kiely Gorman
Thomas Kiely Gorman (August 30, 1892 – August 16, 1980) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Reno in Nevada from 1931 to 1952 and as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of D ...
(1931–1952), appointed
Bishop of Dallas
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Robert Joseph Dwyer
Robert Joseph Dwyer (August 1, 1908 – March 24, 1976) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the fifth Archbishop of Portland from 1966 to 1974, having previously served as the second Bishop of Reno (1952–66).
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(1952–1967), appointed
Archbishop of Portland in Oregon
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Michael Joseph Green Michael Joseph Green (October 13, 1917 – August 30, 1982) was a 20th-century bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Reno in the state of Nevada from 1967 to 1974.
Biography
Born in St. ...
(1967–1974)
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Norman Francis McFarland
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(1974–1976)
Bishops of Reno-Las Vegas
# Norman Francis McFarland (1976–1986), appointed
Bishop of Orange
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Daniel F. Walsh
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Walsh first served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in California from 1981 to 1987, then as bishop of the Diocese of ...
(1986–1995), appointed
Bishop of Las Vegas and later
Bishop of Santa Rosa in California
Bishops of Reno
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Phillip Francis Straling
Phillip Francis Straling (born April 25, 1933) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino in California from 1978 to 1995, and as bishop of the Diocese of Reno in Nevada from 1995 ...
(1995–2005)
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Randolph Roque Calvo
Randolph Roque Calvo is an America prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Calvo served as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Reno in Nevada from 2006 until 2021
Biography
Early life
Randolph Calvo was born on August 28, 1951, in Agaña, Gu ...
(2006–2021)
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Daniel Henry Mueggenborg
Daniel Henry Mueggenborg (born April 15, 1962) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop for the Diocese of Reno in Nevada since 2021. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle in W ...
(2021–present)
Priests who became bishop of other dioceses
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Thomas Joseph Connolly, appointed
Bishop of Baker in 1971
Constituent parishes
*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
*Our Lady of the Rubies (Spring Creek)- 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
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Saint Mary's in the Mountains (Virginia City) - Storey County
*Holy Cross Catholic Church (Sparks) - Washoe County
*Holy Spirit (Mission) (Washoe Valley) - Washoe County
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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
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Saint Therese of the Little Flower Catholic Church (Reno) - Washoe County
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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
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Bishop Manogue High School
Bishop Manogue Catholic High School is a Catholic high school in Reno, Nevada. It is the only Catholic high school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno and one of only two Catholic high schools in the state of Nevada.
History
The Catholic high s ...
, 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
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St. Mary's Regional Medical Center (Reno)
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center is a for-profit hospital in Reno, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Prime Healthcare Services.
History
The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael opened Sister's Hospital in 1908. The sisters had been living in t ...
Outreach programs
Saint Vincents Dining RoomCatholic Charities of Northern Nevada
See also
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Catholic Church by country
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Catholic Church in the United States
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Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco
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Global organisation of the Catholic Church
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List of Roman Catholic archdioceses
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Many smaller countries, as well as large countries with small Catholic po ...
(by country and continent)
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List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
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(including archdioceses)
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List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view)
As of October 5, 2021, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,171 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,248 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apost ...
(including archdioceses)
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List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
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References
External links
Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno Official SiteRoman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
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Christian organizations established in 1931
Culture of Reno, Nevada
Reno
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Reno
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1931 establishments in Nevada