Established: March 27, 1931, as the Diocese of Reno by His Holiness Pope Pius XI; Canonical
Erection of the Diocese, August 19, 1931; designated Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas by Pope Paul VI,
October 13, 1976; Re-designated as the Diocese of Reno by Pope John Paul II, March 21, 1995.
The Diocese of Reno covers 70,852 square miles, and includes the following counties: Washoe,
Humboldt, Elko, Eureka, Lander, Pershing, Churchill, Mineral, Lyon, Carson City, Storey and
Douglas.

Legal Title: “The Roman Catholic Bishop of Reno, and His Successors, a Corporation Sole.”

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 Aquinas, July, 1907; Elevated to a Cathedral, March 27, 1931; Dedicated
as Cathedral Church, August 19, 1931.

First Diocesan Synod: September 27, 1957
Second Diocesan Synod: December 2, 2016

There are 28 parishes; 6 missions; 1 station; 2 day care centers; 4 elementary schools; and 1 high
school in the Diocese.

There is one active Bishop and two retired Bishops, 36 active priests, 15 retired priests, and 38
permanent deacons, 3 seminarians, 15 sisters and 2 brothers.