Pope elevates Las Vegas to archdiocese

Pope elevates Las Vegas to archdiocese

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Recognizing the tremendous growth happening in Clark County, Pope Francis has elevated the Diocese of Las Vegas to Archdiocese. The appointment creates the 34th archdiocese in the United States. Pope John Paul II established the Las Vegas diocese in 1995. But due to a growth in population and parishioners, mostly driven by Hispanics and Filipinos, the Archdiocese of Las Vegas was created on Tuesday.  “We are getting an influx…

Pope Francis promotes Diocese of Las Vegas to Archdiocese

The Diocese of Las Vegas announced Tuesday morning that Pope Francis elevated the diocese to an Archdiocese.

Pope Francis elevates Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas to Archdiocese

According to a press release, the Most Reverend Bishop George Leo Thomas, Ph.D. has been appointed the first Metropolitan Archbishop of Las Vegas.

Catholic Church designates Las Vegas a metropolitan archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas is becoming a metropolitan archdiocese, with Bishop George Leo Thomas being named the initial metropolitan archbishop of Las Vegas, the Vatican ...

Pope Francis elevates Las Vegas to a metropolitan archdiocese

The Vatican announced on May 30 that Bishop George Leo Thomas will be the first metropolitan archbishop of Las Vegas.

Pope Francis Elevates Las Vegas to a Metropolitan Archdiocese

The Vatican has announced that Bishop George Leo Thomas will be the first metropolitan archbishop of Las Vegas. The new Ecclesiastical Province of Las Vegas will include the suffragan Dioceses of Reno and Salt Lake City.