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In the Diocese of Rapid City, the schools in Rapid City itself are operated by the Rapid City Catholic School System. [34] Red Cloud Indian School is administered by the Society of Jesus and the Oglala Lakȟóta community. [35] Sapa Un Jesuit Academy is run by the St. Francis Mission. [36]
The Catholic Diocese of Lead was relocated and became the Diocese of Rapid City in 1930. St. Mary's Church was renamed the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at that time. [3] Cardinal Francis Spellman came to the cathedral in 1948 to install William McCarty, C.Ss.R as the new bishop of the diocese. [4]
The Diocese of Rapid City was founded as the Diocese of Lead in 1902. [2] St. Patrick's in Lead served as the diocese's first cathedral. [3] The See city was transferred to Rapid City in 1930 and St. Mary's Church downtown was renamed the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at that time.
Blase Cupich was born on March 19, 1949, in Omaha, Nebraska, into a family of Croatian descent, one of the nine children of Blase and Mary (née Mayhan) Cupich. [3] He attended Saint John Vianney Minor Seminary in Elkhorn, Nebraska, and then Archbishop Ryan High School in Omaha, Nebraska.
He previously served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Denver in Colorado (1997–2011) and bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City in South Dakota (1988–1997). Chaput was the first archbishop of Philadelphia in 100 years who was not named a cardinal. Chaput is a professed Capuchin Franciscan.
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Pages in category "Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Gruss was named the bishop of Rapid City by Benedict XVI on May 26, 2011. His episcopal consecration took place on July 28, 2011, at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, South Dakota. [6] Archbishop John Nienstedt was the consecrating bishop, and Bishops Martin Amos and Samuel Aquila were the co-consecrators. [2] [3]