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Diocese of Grand Island

Dioecesis Insulae Grandis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 11 April 1917
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Omaha
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Nebraska
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 108,800 (42,024 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: IX (IA, KS, MO, NE)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: GI
  • Official Web Site: http://www.gidiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: 2708 Old Fair Rd., Grand Island, NE 68803, USA
  • Telephone: (308)382-6565
  • Fax: 382-6569

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Kearney
8 March 1912ErectedDiocese of Omaha Diocese of Kearney (erected)
13 May 1916Territory AddedDiocese of Omaha (Arthur, Wheeler, Greeley, and Howard Counties) Diocese of Kearney
Diocese of Grand Island
11 April 1917Name ChangedDiocese of Kearney Diocese of Grand Island
4 August 1945Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Grand Island (from Dubuque)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Grand Island
195030,432296,07610.3%84387349223953ap1951
196648,766290,00016.8%92294518222595ap1967
197049,234298,70016.5%83285579217659ap1971
197652,150297,48517.5%73275695490ap1977
198051,846299,30017.3%73275691290ap1981
199051,953316,00016.4%838362519889ap1991
199953,967290,42918.6%80806749843ap2000
200055,447298,02718.6%69698039883ap2001
200156,879295,17619.3%66668619883ap2002
200255,206295,17618.7%66668369882ap2003
200354,549295,17618.5%65658399882ap2004
200457,460295,17619.5%63639127336ap2005
200658,200303,50019.2%60609707049ap2007
201355,800316,00017.7%55661914765076ap2014
201656,993322,25817.7%602629191023569ap2017
201958,250329,30017.7%572599871523269ap2020
202146,390280,18116.6%563597861432669ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Grand Island
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 197, to Page 199

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