Diocese of Cheyenne, USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Cheyenne / Cheyennen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Denver

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Assumption of Mary (August 15), Saint Joseph (March 19), Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (October 1)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: January 31

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1887.08.02: Established as Diocese of Cheyenne / Cheyennen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Omaha and became suffragan of Saint Louis)
1941.11.15: Became suffragan of Denver

Contact Info

Address: Chancery Office, 2121 Capitol Ave., P.O. Box 1468, Cheyenne, WY 82003-1468, USA

Phone: +1 (307) 638-1530

Present Prelates

Bishop (2017.03.16 – ...):

Bishop Steven Robert Biegler (65)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Cheyenne (Roman Rite)

Bishop Steven Robert Biegler (65)
(2017.03.16 – ...)

Bishop of Cheyenne (USA)

Shepherd in compassion

Born:	1959.03.22 (Mobridge, SD, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1993.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2017.06.05

Priest of Rapid City (USA) (1993.07.09 – 2017.03.16)

Bishop of Cheyenne (USA) (2017.03.16 – ...)

Bishop Paul Dennis Etienne (65) (later Archbishop)
(2009.10.19 – 2016.10.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Seattle (USA)

Veritas in caritate

Born:	1959.06.15 (Tell City, IN, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1992.06.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.12.09

Priest of Indianapolis (USA) (1992.06.27 – 2009.10.19)

Bishop of Cheyenne (USA) (2009.10.19 – 2016.10.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Anchorage (USA) (2016.10.04 – 2019.04.29)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Seattle (USA) (2019.04.29 – 2019.09.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Seattle (USA) (2019.09.03 – ...)

Bishop David Laurin Ricken (72)
(2001.09.26 – 2008.07.09)

Bishop of Green Bay (USA)

Caritas sapientia fortitudo

Born:	1952.11.09 (Dodge City, KS, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1980.09.12
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.01.06

Priest of Pueblo (USA) (1980.09.12 – 1999.12.14)

Coadjutor Bishop of Cheyenne (USA) (1999.12.14 – 2001.09.26)

Bishop of Cheyenne (USA) (2001.09.26 – 2008.07.09)

Bishop of Green Bay (USA) (2008.07.09 – ...)

Bishop Joseph Hubert Hart
(1978.04.25 – 2001.09.26)

Dominus pars

Born:	1931.09.26 (Kansas City, MO, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1956.05.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1976.08.31
Died:	2023.08.23 (Cheyenne, WY, USA † 91)

Priest of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA) (1956.05.01 – 1976.07.01)

Titular Bishop of Thimida regia (1976.07.01 – 1978.04.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cheyenne (USA) (1976.07.01 – 1978.04.25)

Bishop of Cheyenne (USA) (1978.04.25 – 2001.09.26)

Bishop Hubert Michael Newell
(1951.11.08 – 1978.01.03)

Born:	1904.02.16 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1930.06.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.09.24
Died:	1987.09.08 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Zapara (1947.08.02 – 1951.11.08)

Coadjutor Bishop of Cheyenne (USA) (1947.08.02 – 1951.11.08)

Bishop of Cheyenne (USA) (1951.11.08 – 1978.01.03)

Bishop Patrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovern
(1912.01.19 – 1951.11.08)

Born:	1872.10.14 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1895.08.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1912.04.11
Died:	1951.11.08 († 79)

Bishop of Cheyenne (USA) (1912.01.19 – 1951.11.08)

Bishop James John Keane (later Archbishop)
(1902.06.10 – 1911.08.11)

Beati pedes evangelizantium

Born:	1857.08.26 (Joliet, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1882.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1902.10.28
Died:	1929.08.02 (Dubuque, IA, USA † 71)

Bishop of Cheyenne (USA) (1902.06.10 – 1911.08.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Dubuque (USA) (1911.08.11 – 1929.08.02)

Bishop Thomas Mathias Lenihan
(1896.11.30 – 1901.12.15)

Born:	1843.05.21 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1868.11.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1897.02.24
Died:	1901.12.15 († 58)

Bishop of Cheyenne (USA) (1896.11.30 – 1901.12.15)

Bishop Maurice Francis Burke
(1887.08.09 – 1893.06.19)

Born:	1845.05.05 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1875.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1887.10.28
Died:	1923.03.17 († 77)

Bishop of Cheyenne (USA) (1887.08.09 – 1893.06.19)

Bishop of Saint Joseph (USA) (1893.06.19 – 1923.03.17)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop David Laurin Ricken (72) (1999.12.14 – 2001.09.26)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Hubert Michael Newell (1947.08.02 – 1951.11.08)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Hubert Hart (1976.07.01 – 1978.04.25)

Special Churches

Cathedral: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Churches by City (77)

Salt Lake City (↙), Boise City (←), Helena (↖), Great Falls–Billings (↑), Rapid City (↗), Grand Island (→), Denver (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 262,333 km²

Population: 48,553 Catholics (8.4% of 576,851 total)

Pastoral Centres: 36 parishes

Personnel: 51 priests (49 diocesan, 2 religious), 36 deacons, 11 religious (2 brothers, 9 sisters), 8 seminarians