Diocese of Reno

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Bishop(s) Daniel Henry Mueggenborg, Bishop Randolph Roque Calvo, Bishop Emeritus Phillip Francis Straling, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 21 March 1995 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Las Vegas Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Nevada Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 183,506 (70,879 Square Miles) Conference Region: XIII (AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT, WY) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: RNO Official Web Site: https://www.highdesertcatholic.org Mailing Address: 290 South Arlington Ave., Suite 200, Reno, NV 89501, USA Telephone: (775)326-9410 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
  • Description: State of Nevada

• 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, Texas)
• 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 (3 Jun 1987 Appointed - 21 Mar 1995 Appointed, Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada)
• Phillip Francis Straling (21 Mar 1995 Appointed - 21 Jun 2005 Resigned)
• Randolph Roque Calvo (23 Dec 2005 Appointed - 20 Jul 2021 Resigned)
• Daniel Henry Mueggenborg (20 Jul 2021 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Reno
27 March 1931	Erected	Diocese of Salt Lake (Clark, Elko, Eureka, Lander, Lincoln, Nye, and White Pine) Diocese of Sacramento (Churchill, Douglas, Esmeralda, Humbodt, Lyon, Mineral, Ormsby, Storey, and Washoe)	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	Territory Lost	Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas (Clark, Lincoln, White Pine, Nye, and Esmeralda)	Diocese of Las Vegas (erected)
Diocese of Reno
21 March 1995	Name Changed	Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas	Diocese of Reno
30 May 2023	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Reno (from San Francisco)

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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
2010	132,982	835,000	15.9%	43	7	50	2,659	25	10	34	28	ap2011
2014	136,900	860,000	15.9%	43	5	48	2,852	29	8	23	28	ap2015
2017	106,965	717,891	14.9%	43	4	47	2,275	29	7	20	28	ap2018
2020	108,650	734,787	14.8%	46	2	48	2,263	29	4	15	28	ap2021
2022	114,000	773,214	14.7%	46		46	2,478	29	2	13	28	ap2023

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Randolph Roque Calvo (Bishop: 23 Dec 2005 to 20 Jul 2021)
• Gregory William Gordon (Priest: 16 Jan 1988 to 21 Mar 1995)
• Daniel Henry Mueggenborg (Bishop: 20 Jul 2021 - )
• Phillip Francis Straling (Bishop: 21 Mar 1995 to 21 Jun 2005)
• Daniel Francis Walsh (Bishop: 3 Jun 1987 to 21 Mar 1995)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• 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)

Source(s)

Diocese of Reno Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 23, Page 366, to Page 369 Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 680, and Page 681 Diocese of Reno Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 677, to Page 679

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