The Diocese of Reno is a

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of the

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in the northern

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region of the

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, centered on the city of

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. The diocese is composed of 12 counties in Nevada. The See of Reno is a

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diocese of the

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. Other suffragan sees in the province include the Dioceses of Honolulu,

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, San Jose,

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and Stockton.

Territory

The territory of the Diocese of Reno is composed of 12 Nevada counties: *

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* Elko * Eureka * Humboldt *

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* Pershing *

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* Washoe

History

At the urging of Cardinal

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established the Diocese on March 27, 1931. It was renamed as the Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas by

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, October 13, 1976. On March 21, 1995,

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reverted it to the Diocese of Reno while splitting

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, into a new diocese.

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officially retired on June 21, 2005, but continued to serve as

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of the diocese. On December 23, 2005,

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appointed Randolph Roque Calvo, of the

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, as the seventh Bishop of Reno. Calvo, born in Agaña,

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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

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Bishops

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

Bishops of Reno

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 ...

(1931–1952), appointed Bishop of Dallas #

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). Early ...

(1952–1967), appointed Archbishop of Portland in Oregon #

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) #

Norman Francis McFarland Norman Francis McFarland (February 21, 1922 – April 16, 2010) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, Diocese of Orange in California from 1987 until 1998. ...

(1974–1976)

Bishops of Reno-Las Vegas

# Norman Francis McFarland (1976–1986), appointed

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# Daniel F. Walsh (1986–1995), appointed Bishop of Las Vegas and later Bishop of Santa Rosa in California

Bishops of Reno

(1995–2005) # Randolph Roque Calvo (2006–2021) #

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

* 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 * 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 of the Little Flower Catholic Church (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 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

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 Room

Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno Official SiteRoman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
{{authority control Christian organizations established in 1931 Culture of Reno, Nevada

1931 establishments in Nevada

Territory

History

Bishops

Bishops of Reno

Bishops of Reno-Las Vegas

Bishops of Reno

Priests who became bishop of other dioceses

Constituent parishes

Education

Superintendents

High school

Elementary schools and preschools

Hospitals

Outreach programs

See also

References

External links