Diocese of

Helena 𝐖

USA USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Helena / Helenen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Portland in Oregon

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) πŸ“…

History

Contact Info

Address: 515 North Ewing St., P.O. Box 1729, Helena, MT 59624-1729, USA

Phone: +1 (406) 442-5820

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.10.08 – ...):Bishop Austin Anthony Vetter (57)Bishop Austin Anthony Vetter (57)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Helena (Roman Rite)

Bishop Austin Anthony Vetter (57)Bishop Austin Anthony Vetter (57)
(2019.10.08 – ...)

Bishop of Helena (USA)

Fiat

Born:1967.09.13 (Linton, ND, USA)
Ordained Priest:1993.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:2019.11.20

Priest of Bismarck (USA) (1993.06.29 – 2019.10.08)

Bishop of Helena (USA) (2019.10.08 – ...)

Archbishop George Leo Thomas (74)Bishop George Leo Thomas (74) (later Archbishop)
(2004.03.23 – 2018.02.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Las Vegas (USA)

Christ our light

Born:1950.05.19 (Anaconda, MT, USA)
Ordained Priest:1976.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:2000.01.28

Priest of Seattle (USA) (1976.05.22 – 1999.11.19)

Titular Bishop of Vagrauta (1999.11.19 – 2004.03.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle (USA) (1999.11.19 – 2004.03.23)

Bishop of Helena (USA) (2004.03.23 – 2018.02.28)

Bishop of Las Vegas (USA) (2018.02.28 – 2023.05.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Las Vegas (USA) (2023.05.30 – ...)

Msgr. Kevin O’Neill
(Apostolic Administrator 2003.08.01 – 2004.03.23)

Bishop Robert Charles Morlino
(1999.07.06 – 2003.05.23)

Visus non mentietur

Born:1946.12.31 (Scranton, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1974.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:1999.09.21
Died:2018.11.24 (Madison, WI, USA † 71)

Priest of Society of Jesus (Jesuits) (1974.06.01 – 1983.10.26)

Priest of Kalamazoo (USA) (1983.10.26 – 1999.07.06)

Bishop of Helena (USA) (1999.07.06 – 2003.05.23)

Bishop of Madison (USA) (2003.05.23 – 2018.11.24)

Bishop Alexander Joseph Brunett (later Archbishop)
(1994.04.19 – 1997.10.28)

Signum fidei panis vitæ

Born:1934.01.17 (Detroit, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:1958.07.13
Consecrated Bishop:1994.07.06
Died:2020.01.31 (Seattle, WA, USA † 86)

Bishop of Helena (USA) (1994.04.19 – 1997.10.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Seattle (USA) (1997.10.28 – 2010.09.16)

Apostolic Administrator of Oakland (USA) (2012.10.04 – 2013.05.03)

Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss (92)Bishop Elden Francis Curtiss (92) (later Archbishop)
(1976.03.04 – 1993.05.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Omaha (USA)

That we may all be one

Born:1932.06.16 (Baker City, OR, USA)
Ordained Priest:1958.05.24
Consecrated Bishop:1976.04.28

Priest of Baker (USA) (1958.05.24 – 1976.03.04)

Bishop of Helena (USA) (1976.03.04 – 1993.05.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Omaha (USA) (1993.05.04 – 2009.06.03)

Bishop Raymond Gerhardt Hunthausen (later Archbishop)
(1962.07.08 – 1975.02.25)

Thy will be done

Born:1921.08.21 (Anaconda, MT, USA)
Ordained Priest:1946.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:1962.08.30
Died:2018.07.22 (Helena, MT, USA † 96)

Bishop of Helena (USA) (1962.07.08 – 1975.02.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Seattle (USA) (1975.02.25 – 1991.08.21)

Bishop Joseph Michael Gilmore
(1935.12.09 – 1962.04.02)

Quærite regnum Dei

Born:1893.03.23 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1915.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:1936.02.19
Died:1962.04.02 († 69)

Bishop of Helena (USA) (1935.12.09 – 1962.04.02)

Bishop Ralph Leo Hayes
(1933.06.23 – 1935.10.26)

Opere et veritate

Born:1884.09.21 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1909.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:1933.09.21
Died:1970.07.05 († 85)

Bishop of Helena (USA) (1933.06.23 – 1935.10.26)

Titular Bishop of Hieropolis (1935.10.26 – 1944.11.16)

Rector of Pontifical North American College (1935.10.26 – 1944.11.16)

Bishop of Davenport (USA) (1944.11.16 – 1966.10.20)

Titular Bishop of Naraggara (1966.10.20 – 1970.07.05)

Bishop George Joseph Finnigan, C.S.C.
(1927.05.27 – 1932.08.14)

Born:1885.02.22 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1915.06.13
Consecrated Bishop:1927.08.01
Died:1932.08.14 († 47)

Bishop of Helena (USA) (1927.05.27 – 1932.08.14)

Bishop John Patrick Carroll
(1904.09.12 – 1925.11.04)

Born:1864.02.22 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1889.07.07
Consecrated Bishop:1904.12.21
Died:1925.11.04 († 61)

Bishop of Helena (USA) (1904.09.12 – 1925.11.04)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Brondel
(1884.03.07 – 1903.11.03)

Victoria fides

Born:1841.02.23 (Belgium)
Ordained Priest:1864.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:1879.12.14
Died:1903.11.03 († 62)

Bishop of Vancouver Island (Canada) (1879.09.26 – 1884.03.07)

Apostolic Administrator of Montana (USA) (1883.04.17 – 1884.03.07)

Bishop of Helena (USA) (1884.03.07 – 1903.11.03)

Vicars Apostolic of Montana (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Brondel
(Apostolic Administrator 1883.04.17 – 1884.03.07)

Bishop James O’Connor
(Apostolic Administrator 1876.06.26 – 1883.04.07)

Bishop-elect John Ireland (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1875.02.12 – 1875.07.28)

Fr. Augustin Ravoux
(1868.03.03 – 1868 not possessed)

Born:1815.01.11 (Langeac, France)
Ordained Priest:1840.01.05
Died:1906.01.17 (Saint Paul, MN, USA † 91)

Priest of Dubuque (USA) (1840.01.05 – 1850.07.19)

Priest of Saint Paul (USA) (1850.07.19 – 1906.01.17)

Apostolic Administrator of Saint Paul (USA) (1857.03 – 1859.01.21)

Titular Bishop of Limyra (1868.03.03 – 1868 not possessed)

Vicar Apostolic of Montana (USA) (1868.03.03 – 1868 not possessed)

Bishop James Michael Myles O’Gorman, O.C.S.O.
(Apostolic Administrator 1859.01.18 – 1874.07.04)

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Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 134,478 kmΒ²

Population: 46,533 Catholics (7.0% of 667,785 total)

Pastoral Centres: 59 parishes

Personnel: 53 priests (42 diocesan, 11 religious), 35 deacons, 22 religious (15 brothers, 7 sisters), 10 seminarians

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