Diocese of Helena

DIOCESE OF HELENA (Dioecesis Helenensis)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1884

Origin/meaning

The silver and green chevron portray heraldically the mountain peaks in the diocese. In this field are the conjoined cross and crown of Saint-Helen, Empress and mother of Constatine the Great. Saint-Helen is the titular patroness of the See´s cathedral church.

Arms of Bishops

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  Jean-Baptiste Brondel (1884-1903)

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  John Patrick Carroll (1904-1925)

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  George Joseph Finnigan (1927-1932)

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  Ralph Leo Hayes (1933-1935)

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  Joseph Michael Gilmore (1935-1962)

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  Raymond Gerhardt Hunthausen (1962-1975)

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  Elden Francis Curtiss (1976-1993)

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  Alexander Joseph Brunett (1994-1997)

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  Robert Charles Morlino (1999-2003)

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  George Leo Thomas (2004-2018)

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  Austin Anthony Vetter (2019-present)

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