Diocese of Helena

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DIOCESE OF HELENA (Dioecesis Helenensis)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1884

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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

Jean-Baptiste Brondel (1884-1903)
John Patrick Carroll (1904-1925)
George Joseph Finnigan (1927-1932)
Ralph Leo Hayes (1933-1935)
Joseph Michael Gilmore (1935-1962)
Raymond Gerhardt Hunthausen (1962-1975)
Elden Francis Curtiss (1976-1993)
Alexander Joseph Brunett (1994-1997)
Robert Charles Morlino (1999-2003)
George Leo Thomas (2004-2018)
Austin Anthony Vetter (2019-present)

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