The Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno is an ecclesiastical territory (or diocese

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) of the Roman Catholic Church

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 in the northern Nevada

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 region of the United States

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, centered on the city of Reno

Reno, Nevada

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. With the urging of Cardinal George Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago, Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI

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 established the Diocese on March 27, 1931. It was renamed as the Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas by Pope Paul VI

Pope Paul VI

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, October 13, 1976. On March 21, 1995 Pope John Paul II

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 changed it back to the Diocese of Reno while splitting Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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 into a new diocese.

It comprises the counties of Carson City

Carson City, Nevada

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, Churchill

Churchill County, Nevada

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, Douglas

Douglas County, Nevada

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, Elko

Elko County, Nevada

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 45,291 people, 15,638 households, and 11,493 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/sq mi . There were 18,456 housing units at an average density of 1/sq mi...

, Eureka

Eureka County, Nevada

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, Humboldt

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, Lander

Lander County, Nevada

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, Lyon

Lyon County, Nevada

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, Mineral

Mineral County, Nevada

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, Pershing

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, Storey

Storey County, Nevada

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 and Washoe

Washoe County, Nevada

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. The bishop of Reno has his liturgical and canonical seat (cathedra) at The Cathedral of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

The See of Reno is a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishop of San Francisco

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. Other suffragan sees include the Dioceses of Honolulu

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, Las Vegas

Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas

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, Oakland

Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland

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, Sacramento

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento

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, Salt Lake City

Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City

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, San Jose

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California

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, Santa Rosa

Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California

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 and Stockton

Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockton

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.

Phillip Francis Straling officially retired on June 21, 2005, but continued to serve as apostolic administrator

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 of the diocese. On December 23, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI

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 appointed Randolph Roque Calvo

Randolph Roque Calvo

Bishop Randolph Roque Calvo is the seventh Bishop of Reno, ordained to the episcopate and installed as ordinary on February 17, 2006. At the time of his episcopal appointment by Pope Benedict XVI, on December 23, 2005, he was a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco.-Early Life,...

, of the Archdiocese of San Francisco

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco

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 as the seventh Bishop of Reno. Calvo, born in Agaña, Guam is the first priest from Guam

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 to head the diocese. Calvo was installed and ordained to the episcopate on February 17, 2006, by George Hugh Niederauer

George Hugh Niederauer

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, Archbishop of San Francisco

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.

Bishops of Reno

• Thomas Kiely Gorman
  Thomas Kiely Gorman
  Thomas Kiely Gorman was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Reno from 1931 to 1952, and Bishop of Dallas from 1954 to 1969.-Biography:...
  
  , D.D.
  Doctor of Divinity
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  , D. Sc. Hist. 1931-1952
• Robert Joseph Dwyer
  Robert Joseph Dwyer
  Robert Joseph Dwyer was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Portland from 1966 to 1974, having previously served as Bishop of Reno .-Early life and education:...
  
  , D.D.
  Doctor of Divinity
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  , Ph.D.
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   1952-1967
• Michael Joseph Green
  Michael Joseph Green
  Michael Joseph Green was a 20th century bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Reno in the state of Nevada from 1967-1974.-Biography:...
  
  , D.D.
  Doctor of Divinity
  Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
  
   1967-1974
• Norman Francis McFarland, D.D.
  Doctor of Divinity
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   J.C.D. 1974-1986
• Daniel F. Walsh
  Daniel F. Walsh
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  , D.D.
  Doctor of Divinity
  Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
  
   (Who became the first Bishop of Las Vegas
  Bishop of Las Vegas
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  ) 1986-1995
• Phillip Francis Straling, 1995-2005
• Randolph Roque Calvo
  Randolph Roque Calvo
  Bishop Randolph Roque Calvo is the seventh Bishop of Reno, ordained to the episcopate and installed as ordinary on February 17, 2006. At the time of his episcopal appointment by Pope Benedict XVI, on December 23, 2005, he was a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco.-Early Life,...
  
  , 2006

Parishes of the Diocese of Reno

• Corpus Christi (Carson City) - Carson City County,
• Saint Teresa of Avila (Carson City) - Carson City County,
• Fallon Naval Air Station Base Chapel (Fallon) - Churchill County,
• Saint Patrick's Catholic Church (Fallon) - Churchill County,
• Our Lady of Tahoe (Zephyr Cove) - Douglas County,
• Saint Gall Church (Gardnerville) - Douglas County,
• Sacred Heart (Carlin) - Elko County,
• Our Lady of Guadalupe (Jackpot) - (Mission Church) Elko County,
• Saint Joseph's Church (Elko) - Elko County,
• Saint Thomas Aquinas (Wells) - Elko County,
• Saint Brendan's Church (Eureka) - Eureka County,
• Sacred Heart (McDermitt) - (Mission Church) Humboldt County,
• Saint Alfonsus (Paradise Valley) - (Mission Church) Humboldt County,
• Saint Paul's Church (Winnemucca) - Humboldt County,
• St Augustine Church (Austin) - (Station Church) Lander County,
• Saint John Bosco (Battle Mountain) - Lander County,
• Holy Family (Yerington) - Lyon County,
• Saint Ann's (Dayton) - Lyon County,
• Saint John the Baptist (Smith Valley) - (Mission Church) Lyon County,
• Saint Robert Bellarmine (Fernley) - Lyon County,
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Hawthorne) - Mineral County,
• Saint Michael (Mission) (Gabbs) - Nye County,
• Saint John the Baptist (Lovelock) - Pershing County,
• Saint Mary's in the Mountains (Virginia City) - Storey County,
• Holy Cross Catholic Church (Sparks) - Washoe County,
• Holy Spirit (Mission) (Washoe Valley) - Washoe County,
• Immaculate Conception Church (Sparks) - Washoe County,
• Our Lady of the Snows (Reno) - Washoe County,
• Our Lady of Wisdom (Reno) - Washoe County,
• Saint Albert the Great (Reno) - Washoe County,
• Saint Francis of Assisi (Incline Village) - Washoe County,
• Saint Joseph the Worker (Empire) - (Mission Church) Washoe County,
• Saint Michael's Church (Stead) - Washoe County,
• Saint Peter Canisius (Sun Valley) - Washoe County,
• Saint Rose of Lima (Reno) - Washoe County,
• Saint Therese - Church of the Little Flower (Reno) - Washoe County,
• Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral (Reno) - Washoe County

Primary schools

• Holy Child Day Home (Reno) - Pre-School/Kindergarten
• Little Flower School (Reno) - Parochial Elementary School
• Our Lady of the Snows School (Reno) - Parochial Elementary School
• Saint Albert the Great School (Reno) - Parochial Elementary School
• Saint Albert the Great Child Development Center (Reno) - Pre-School/Kindergarten
• St. Teresa of Avila School (Carson City) - Kindergarten to Eighth Grade