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Diocese of Cheyenne

Dioecesis Cheyennensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 2 August 1887
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Denver
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Wyoming
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 262,333 (101,326 Square Miles)
  • Description: Comprises the State of Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park.
  • Conference Region: XIII (AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: CHY
  • Official Web Site: https://dcwy.org
  • Mailing Address: Chancery Office, 2121 Capitol Ave., Cheyenne, WY 82001; P.O. Box 1468, Cheyenne, WY 82003, USA
  • Telephone: (307)638-1530
  • Fax: 637-7936

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
2 August 1887ErectedDiocese of Omaha Diocese of Cheyenne (erected)
Diocese of Lincoln (erected)
15 November 1941Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Cheyenne (from Dubuque)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195048,263288,70716.7%44953910116528ap1951
195948,500300,00016.2%588667341412037ap1960
196649,308340,00014.5%584627951112538ap1967
197045,000320,00014.1%61566681710139ap1971
197645,000350,00012.9%5411656921139439ap1977
198057,000410,00013.9%58664890288939ap1981
199063,973475,00013.5%4610561,1422155969ap1991
199949,800484,01010.3%51960830712936ap2000
200049,800484,01010.3%45105590510112536ap2001
200149,000480,90710.2%47105785914112436ap2002
200249,000480,90710.2%46125884414132436ap2003
200345,060493,7829.1%47105779014112536ap2004
200447,800498,7049.6%50106079616122236ap2005
200649,459503,0009.8%49136279719142336ap2007
201356,100568,0009.9%655708013851533ap2014
201653,594584,1539.2%59564837355937ap2017
201951,701577,7008.9%537608613171037ap2020
202150,010578,7598.6%50656893336932ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 34, Page 192, to Page 194

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