Diocese of Reno

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Bishop(s) Randolph Roque Calvo, Bishop Philip Francis Straling, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Split: 21 March 1995 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Francisco Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Nevada Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 183,506 (70,852 Square Miles) Conference Region: XI (CA, HI, NV) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: RNO Official Web Site: http://www.catholicreno.org/ Mailing Address: 290 South Arlington, Suite 200, P.O. Box 1211, Reno, NV 89504-1211 Telephone: (775)329-9274 Fax: 348-8619

Historical Details

• Diocese of Reno
  • Latin Name: Renensis
  • Erected: 27 March 1931
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Francisco
  • State: Nevada
  • Country: United States of America

• Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas
  • Latin Name: Renensis-Campensis
  • Name Changed: 13 October 1976
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Francisco
  • State: Nevada
  • Country: United States of America

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Thomas Kiely Gorman † (24 Apr 1931 Appointed - 8 Feb 1952 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas)
• Robert Joseph Dwyer † (19 May 1952 Appointed - 9 Dec 1966 Appointed, Archbishop of Portland in Oregon)
• Michael Joseph Green † (11 Mar 1967 Appointed - 6 Dec 1974 Resigned)
• Norman Francis McFarland (10 Feb 1976 Appointed - 29 Dec 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Orange in California)
• Daniel Francis Walsh (9 Jun 1987 Appointed - 21 Mar 1995 Appointed, Bishop of Las Vegas)
• Philip Francis Straling (21 Mar 1995 Appointed - 21 Jun 2005 Resigned)
• Randolph Roque Calvo (23 Dec 2005 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Reno
27 March 1931	Erected	Diocese of Salt Lake Diocese of Sacramento	Diocese of Reno (erected)
Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas
13 October 1976	Name Changed	Diocese of Reno	Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas
21 March 1995	Split	Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas	Diocese of Las Vegas Diocese of Reno
Diocese of Reno
21 March 1995	Split	Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas	Diocese of Las Vegas Diocese of Reno

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Reno
1950	23,100	130,000	17.8%	48		48	481			56	26	ap1951
1966	83,172	472,301	17.6%	61	15	76	1,094		28	165	35	ap1967
1970	86,000	517,553	16.6%	52	38	90	955		49	178	37	ap1971
Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas
1976	95,000	550,000	17.3%	49	35	84	1,130	1	47	133	40	ap1977
1980	111,000	654,000	17.0%	49	48	97	1,144	1	64	131	41	ap1981
1990	157,000	1,106,450	14.2%	62	36	98	1,602	9	47	100	48	ap1991
Diocese of Reno
1999	64,870	527,778	12.3%	25	11	36	1,801	8	3	36	28	ap2000
2000	66,941	542,052	12.3%	33	12	45	1,487	9	15	35	28	ap2001
2001	114,726	573,630	20.0%	35	11	46	2,494	8	14	36	28	ap2002
2002	115,138	575,690	20.0%	33	9	42	2,741	8	12	37	28	ap2003
2003	119,716	598,578	20.0%	35	9	44	2,720	10	12	37	28	ap2004
2004	91,973	607,459	15.1%	32	10	42	2,189	11	13	37	28	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Randolph Roque Calvo (Bishop: 23 Dec 2005 - )
• Thomas Joseph Connolly (Priest: 8 Apr 1947 to 4 May 1971)
• Robert Joseph Dwyer † (Bishop: 19 May 1952 to 9 Dec 1966)
• Thomas Kiely Gorman † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1931 to 8 Feb 1952)
• Michael Joseph Green † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1967 to 6 Dec 1974)
• Norman Francis McFarland (Apostolic Administrator: 6 Dec 1974; Bishop: 10 Feb 1976 to 29 Dec 1986)
• Philip Francis Straling (Bishop: 21 Mar 1995 to 21 Jun 2005)
• Daniel Francis Walsh (Bishop: 9 Jun 1987 to 21 Mar 1995)