Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo

Diocese of Pueblo Dioecesis Pueblensis
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Southern half of Colorado
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Denver
Metropolitan	Denver, Colorado, Colorado
Population - Catholics	110,200 (18.3%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	November 15, 1941
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception of Mary St. Therese of Lisieux
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Stephen Jay Berg
Metropolitan Archbishop	Samuel Joseph Aquila Archbishop of Denver
Emeritus Bishops	Arthur Nicholas Tafoya, Fernando Isern
Map
Website
Diocese of Pueblo website

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo (Latin: Dioecesis Pueblensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Colorado. The diocese was created on November 15, 1941.^[1] It encompasses the southern half of Colorado, from Utah to the west, to Kansas in the east.^[2] The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pueblo is the seat of the diocese.

In 2009, the diocese had nearly 100,000 registered Catholics, about 16% of the population.^[2]

History

On November 15, 1941, Pope Pius XII separated territory from the Archdiocese of Denver to form the Diocese of Pueblo, Colorado and elevated the Denver Diocese to an Archdiocese. On November 10, 1983, Pope John Paul II separated territory from both the Archdiocese of Denver and the Diocese of Pueblo to form the Diocese of Colorado Springs.

The last official Roman Catholic "cruzado" or Crusade tax, referring to the tax taken to fund the Christian Crusades, was not abolished by the Diocese of Pueblo, Colorado until 1945.^[3]

Bishops

The past bishops of the diocese were:

• Joseph Clement Willging (1941–1959)
• Charles Albert Buswell (1959–1979)
• Arthur Nicholas Tafoya (1980–2009)
• Fernando Isern (2009–2013)
• Stephen Jay Berg (2014-present)

Schools

Holy Family Catholic School

St. Columba Catholic School

St. John Newman Catholic School

St. Therese Catholic School

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

Arms of Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo

Notes Arms was designed and adopted when the diocese was erected Adopted 1941 Escutcheon The arms of the diocese are composed of a crenelated wall and the curving lines below the wall. Above it are the Sacred Heart of Jesus flanked on each side by a rose. Symbolism The crenelated wall on the Diocesan Shield symbolizes old Fort Pueblo and the curving line below the wall represents the Arkansas River which divides the city. The Sacred Heart of Jesus represents the Sacred Heart Cathedral and is flanked on each side by a rose. The rose to the immediate left represents Mary under the title of the "Mystical Rose." The rose to the immediate right represents St. Therese of Lisieux (The Little Flower) Principal Patroness of the Diocese.

References

1. "Diocese of Pueblo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
2. Davis, James D. (16 October 2009). "Priest From Miami Appointed Bishop". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
3. ORB - Crusades Archived October 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Diocese of Pueblo Official Site

Coordinates: 38°16′01″N 104°37′13″W / 38.26694°N 104.62028°W