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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island ((ラテン語:Dioecesis Insulae Grandis)) is a Latin (Roman Rite) diocese in Grand Island, Nebraska. It is a suffragan see in the exxlesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha. The cathedral parish is the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, its diocesan headquarters are at 2708 Old Fair Rd., P.O. Box 1531, Grand Island, NE 68803, USA. The retired bishop of the diocese is Bishop Emeritus William Dendinger. The Rev. Msgr. Joseph G. Hanefeldt was announced as successor on January 14, 2015, and was installed on March 19th, 2015.〔("New Bishop Ordained for Grand Island Diocese". ) (KNOP. ) 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2015-03-19.〕 == History == On January 6, 1857, Pope Pius IX established the Apostolic Vicariate of Nebraska in territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains. On March 8, 1912, Pope Pius X established the Diocese of Kearney on territory taken from the then Diocese of Omaha, its present Metropolitan. The diocese was enlarged with more territory from Omaha on May 13, 1916. On April 11, 1917, the diocese was renamed when the see city was transferred to Grand Island.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Diocese of Grand Island )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Diocese of Grand Island )〕 The Omaha diocese was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Pius XII on August 10, 1945.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Archdiocese of Omaha )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Metropolitan Archdiocese of Omaha )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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