Suffragan diocese Helena, Montana, United States
Diocese of Helena
Helenen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- St. TheodoreAvonView parish
- St. Thomas AquinasSunburstView parish
- St. Thomas the ApostleHelmvilleView parish
- St. WilliamShelbyMass times recorded
- St. WilliamThompson FallsView parish
- St. William ParishDuttonView parish
- Sts. Cyril and MethodiusEast HelenaMass times recorded
- West GlacierWest GlacierView parish
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.