Established: March 2
7, 1931 as the Diocese of Reno by His
Holiness Pope Pius XI; Canonical erection of
the Diocese, August 19, 1931; Redesignated Diocese
of Reno-Las Vegas by Pope Pal VI, October 13
1976; Redesignated as the Diocese of Reno by
Pope John Paul II March 21, 1995
Web Site: http://www.catholicreno.org
Facts About the Diocese of Reno
• Legal Title: "The Roman Catholic
Bishop of Reno, and His Successors, a Corporation
Sole."
• The Diocese of Reno includes the following
counties: Washoe, Humboldt, Elko, Eureka, Lander,
Pershing, Churchill, Mineral, Lyon, Carson City,
Storey and Douglas.
• Patrons of the Diocese: Our Lady of
the Snows (August 5); The Holy Family (Sunday
in the Octave of Christmas); Established through
an Apostolic Brief dated August 24, 1933
• Dedication of St. Thomas Aguinas, July,
1907; Elevated to a Cathedral, March 27, 1931;
Dedicated Cathedral Church, August 19, 1931
• First Diocesan Synod, September 27,
1957
• Principal Centers (in order of population)
- 35,000 or more residents: Reno, Sparks, Carson
City and Elko
• There are 28 parishes, 8 missions;
2 stations; 1 hospital; 1 day home; 4 elementary
schools; and 1 high school.
• There are 46 priests; 36 sisters; 3
brothers; 8 permanent deacons.
• Square Miles: 70,852
• General Population: 573,630
