Diocese of Sioux Falls

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Bishop(s) Paul Joseph Swain, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 12 November 1889 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: South Dakota Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 90,800 (35,091 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 57104-2714 Telephone: (605)334-9861 Fax: 334-2092

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota
  • Erected: 12 August 1879
  • Vicariate
  • Country: United States of America

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Martin Marty, O.S.B. † (11 Aug 1879 Appointed - 21 Jan 1895 Appointed, Bishop of Saint Cloud)
• 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)
• 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)
• Paul Joseph Swain (31 Aug 2006 Appointed - )

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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	Diocese of Lead (erected)

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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 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

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Paul Francis Anderson † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Aug 1982 to 4 Jan 1987)
• William Otterwell Brady † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1939 to 16 Jun 1956)
• Robert James Carlson (Coadjutor Bishop: 13 Jan 1994; Bishop: 21 Mar 1995 to 29 Dec 2004)
• Paul Vincent Dudley † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1978 to 21 Mar 1995)
• Thomas Edward Gullickson (Priest: 27 Jun 1976 to 2 Oct 2004)
• Lambert Anthony Hoch † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1956 to 13 Jun 1978)
• Donald Joseph Kettler (Priest: 29 May 1970 to 7 Jun 2002)
• Bernard Joseph Mahoney † (Bishop: 24 May 1922 to 20 Mar 1939)
• Martin Marty, O.S.B. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Aug 1879; Bishop: 15 Nov 1889 to 21 Jan 1895)
• Thomas O'Gorman † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1896 to 18 Sep 1921)
• Paul Joseph Swain (Bishop: 31 Aug 2006 - )