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Suffragan diocese Helena, Montana, United States

Diocese of Helena

Helenen(sis)

The Diocese of Helena covers western Montana and was erected in 1884. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, with the Cathedral of Saint Helena as its mother church.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint Helena, in Helena, United States.

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Established
1884
Catholics
48,291
Priests
53
Territory
134,477 km²

Parishes and churches

98 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Austin A. Vetter

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Helena stands in Helena, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Western Montana in the United States belongs to the Diocese of Helena (Latin: Dioecesis Helenensis), erected in 1884 as a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. The Cathedral of Saint Helena in Helena serves as its see church.