Sioux Falls (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Donald Edward DeGrood, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 12 November 1889
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: South Dakota
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 90,866 (35,096 Square Miles)
Description: The part of the state East of the Missouri River.
Conference Region: VIII (MN, ND, SD)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SFS
Official Web Site: http://www.sfcatholic.org/
Mailing Address: 523 North Duluth Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA
Telephone: (605)334-9861
Fax: 334-2092

Past and Present Ordinaries

Martin Marty, O.S.B. † (12 Aug 1879 Appointed - 21 Jan 1895 Appointed, Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota)
Thomas O’Gorman † (24 Jan 1896 Appointed - 18 Sep 1921 Died)
Bernard Joseph Mahoney † (24 May 1922 Appointed - 20 Mar 1939 Died)
William Otterwell Brady † (10 Jun 1939 Appointed - 16 Jun 1956 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota)
Lambert Anthony Hoch † (27 Nov 1956 Appointed - 13 Jun 1978 Retired)
Paul Vincent Dudley † (6 Nov 1978 Appointed - 21 Mar 1995 Retired)
Robert James Carlson (21 Mar 1995 Succeeded - 29 Dec 2004 Appointed, Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan)
Paul Joseph Swain † (31 Aug 2006 Appointed - 12 Dec 2019 Retired)
Donald Edward DeGrood (12 Dec 2019 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota
12 August 1879	Erected	Diocese of Saint Paul	Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota (erected)
10 November 1889	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota	Diocese of Jamestown (erected)
Diocese of Sioux Falls
12 November 1889	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Diocese of Sioux Falls (erected)
4 August 1902	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sioux Falls (South Dakota west of the Missouri River)	Diocese of Lead (erected)

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 Sioux Falls

1950 74,294 491,852 15.1% 128 40 168 442 4 621 114 ap1951

1966 95,000 465,200 20.4% 134 67 201 472 28 879 123 ap1967

1968 100,350 475,000 21.1% 126 73 199 504 108 595 113 ap1971

1976 99,372 482,000 20.6% 117 64 181 549 91 552 133 ap1977

1980 100,245 484,000 20.7% 129 57 186 538 2 83 487 174 ap1981

1990 113,420 507,000 22.4% 123 48 171 663 14 66 405 160 ap1991

1999 122,950 503,000 24.4% 120 40 160 768 22 12 430 156 ap2000

2000 125,079 503,000 24.9% 114 40 154 812 22 50 380 151 ap2001

2001 125,120 503,000 24.9% 113 38 151 828 24 50 405 151 ap2002

2002 125,210 539,320 23.2% 115 36 151 829 26 47 392 151 ap2003

2003 125,282 524,153 23.9% 110 34 144 870 27 45 392 152 ap2004

2004 125,332 524,153 23.9% 111 38 149 841 30 51 363 151 ap2005

2010 135,600 550,000 24.7% 115 29 144 941 36 37 299 150 ap2011

2014 140,000 567,000 24.7% 122 16 138 1,014 38 16 259 133 ap2015

2017 114,985 592,076 19.4% 106 13 119 966 39 14 234 119 ap2018

2020 111,000 574,140 19.3% 113 9 122 909 38 10 206 116 ap2021

2022 105,170 630,390 16.7% 109 109 964 48 1 209 119 ap2023

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 Sioux Falls
1950	74,294	491,852	15.1%	128	40	168	442		4	621	114	ap1951
1966	95,000	465,200	20.4%	134	67	201	472		28	879	123	ap1967
1968	100,350	475,000	21.1%	126	73	199	504		108	595	113	ap1971
1976	99,372	482,000	20.6%	117	64	181	549		91	552	133	ap1977
1980	100,245	484,000	20.7%	129	57	186	538	2	83	487	174	ap1981
1990	113,420	507,000	22.4%	123	48	171	663	14	66	405	160	ap1991
1999	122,950	503,000	24.4%	120	40	160	768	22	12	430	156	ap2000
2000	125,079	503,000	24.9%	114	40	154	812	22	50	380	151	ap2001
2001	125,120	503,000	24.9%	113	38	151	828	24	50	405	151	ap2002
2002	125,210	539,320	23.2%	115	36	151	829	26	47	392	151	ap2003
2003	125,282	524,153	23.9%	110	34	144	870	27	45	392	152	ap2004
2004	125,332	524,153	23.9%	111	38	149	841	30	51	363	151	ap2005
2010	135,600	550,000	24.7%	115	29	144	941	36	37	299	150	ap2011
2014	140,000	567,000	24.7%	122	16	138	1,014	38	16	259	133	ap2015
2017	114,985	592,076	19.4%	106	13	119	966	39	14	234	119	ap2018
2020	111,000	574,140	19.3%	113	9	122	909	38	10	206	116	ap2021
2022	105,170	630,390	16.7%	109		109	964	48	1	209	119	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Paul Francis Anderson † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Aug 1982 to 4 Jan 1987)
William Otterwell Brady † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1939 to 16 Jun 1956)
Paul Vincent Dudley † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1978 to 21 Mar 1995)
Lambert Anthony Hoch † (Priest: 30 May 1928 to 23 Jan 1952; Bishop: 27 Nov 1956 to 13 Jun 1978)
Bernard Joseph Mahoney † (Bishop: 24 May 1922 to 20 Mar 1939)
Martin Marty, O.S.B. † (Vicar Apostolic: 12 Aug 1879; Bishop: 26 Nov 1889 to 21 Jan 1895)
Thomas O’Gorman † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1896 to 18 Sep 1921)
Paul Joseph Swain † (Bishop: 31 Aug 2006 to 12 Dec 2019)

Diocese of Sioux Falls

Dioecesis Siouxormensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased