Diocese of Grand Island

Historical Details

• Diocese of Kearney
  • Latin Name: Kearneyensis
  • Erected: 8 March 1912
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Omaha
  • State: Nebraska
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Miles: 38,000
  • Description: Buffalo, Sherman, Valley, Garfield, Loup, Custer, Blaine, Brown, Keyapaha, Logan, Thomas, Hooker, Macpherson, Grant, Cherry, Rock, Garden, Deuel, Morrill, Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, Box Butte, Scotts Bluffs, Sioux, Dawes, and Sheridan Counties plus parts of Dawson, Lincoln, and Keith Counties.
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: Kea

Past and Present Ordinaries

• James Albert Duffy † (27 Jan 1913 Appointed - 5 Jun 1931 Resigned)
• Stanislaus Vincent Bona † (18 Dec 1931 Appointed - 2 Dec 1944 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin)
• Edward Joseph Hunkeler † (10 Mar 1945 Appointed - 28 Mar 1951 Appointed, Bishop of Kansas City in Kansas)
• John Linus Paschang † (28 Jul 1951 Appointed - 25 Jul 1972 Retired)
• John Joseph Sullivan † (25 Jul 1972 Appointed - 27 Jun 1977 Appointed, Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri)
• Lawrence James McNamara † (10 Jan 1978 Appointed - 14 Oct 2004 Retired)
• William Joseph Dendinger (14 Oct 2004 Appointed - 14 Jan 2015 Retired)
• Joseph Gerard Hanefeldt (14 Jan 2015 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

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 Grand Island
1950	30,432	296,076	10.3%	84	3	87	349		2	239	53	ap1951
1966	48,766	290,000	16.8%	92	2	94	518		2	225	95	ap1967
1970	49,234	298,700	16.5%	83	2	85	579		2	176	59	ap1971
1976	52,150	297,485	17.5%	73	2	75	695		4		90	ap1977
1980	51,846	299,300	17.3%	73	2	75	691		2		90	ap1981
1990	51,953	316,000	16.4%	83		83	625		1	98	89	ap1991
1999	53,967	290,429	18.6%	80		80	674			98	43	ap2000
2000	55,447	298,027	18.6%	69		69	803			98	83	ap2001
2001	56,879	295,176	19.3%	66		66	861			98	83	ap2002
2002	55,206	295,176	18.7%	66		66	836			98	82	ap2003
2003	54,549	295,176	18.5%	65		65	839			98	82	ap2004
2004	57,460	295,176	19.5%	63		63	912			73	36	ap2005
2006	58,200	303,500	19.2%	60		60	970			70	49	ap2007
2013	55,800	316,000	17.7%	55	6	61	914	7	6	50	76	ap2014
2016	56,993	322,258	17.7%	60	2	62	919	10	2	35	69	ap2017
2019	58,250	329,300	17.7%	57	2	59	987	15	2	32	69	ap2020
2021	46,390	280,181	16.6%	56	3	59	786	14	3	26	69	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• William Joseph Dendinger (Bishop: 14 Oct 2004 to 14 Jan 2015)
• James Robert Golka (Priest: 3 Jun 1994 to 30 Apr 2021)
• Joseph Gerard Hanefeldt (Bishop: 14 Jan 2015 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Stanislaus Vincent Bona † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1931 to 2 Dec 1944)
• James Albert Duffy † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1913 to 5 Jun 1931)
• Edward Joseph Hunkeler † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1945 to 28 Mar 1951)
• Lawrence James McNamara † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1978 to 14 Oct 2004)
• John Linus Paschang † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1951 to 25 Jul 1972)
• John Joseph Sullivan † (Bishop: 25 Jul 1972 to 27 Jun 1977)

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