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Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena
Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Montana, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of Helena (Latin: Dioecesis Helenensis) is the Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in western Montana in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.
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Diocese of Helena Dioecesis Helenensis | |
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![]() Cathedral of Saint Helena | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Portland |
Statistics | |
Area | 51,922 sq mi (134,480 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 595,114 44,413[1] (7.5%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | March 7, 1884 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Helena |
Patron saint | St. Helena |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Austin Anthony Vetter |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Alexander K. Sample |
Map | |
Website | |
diocesehelena.org |
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The mother church of the Diocese of Helena is the Cathedral of Saint Helena in Helena. The diocese was erected on March 7, 1884.