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Show DIOCESE OF CHEYENNE. (Diocesis Cheyennesis.) Established Aug. 'j, 1887. Comprises the State of Wyoming. Square miles, 97.575. Right Reverend Thos. M. Lenihan, D.D., Bishop of Cheyenne; consecrated Feb. 24, lSii7. Residence, Cheyenne, Wvo., St. Mary's cathedral, corner 19th and "Ferguson "Fergu-son streets. First Bishop Rt Rev. Maurice F. Burke, D.D., cons. Oct. 2S, 1SS7; transferred transfer-red to the See of St. Joseph, Mo., June 19, 1S93. Vicar General Very Rev. H. Cummis-key, Cummis-key, V. G. Res., Laramie, Wyo. Chancellor and Secretary Rev. Peter U. Sasse., res.. Cheyennp, Cathedral. Bishop's Council Very Rev. Hugh Cum-misky, Cum-misky, V. G., Laramie; Rev. John Dela-hutity, Dela-hutity, Rock Springs; Rev. M. Ternes, Rawlins; Rev. Peter Casey, Evanston. Procurator Fiscatis Rev. John Dela-hunty. Dela-hunty. Rock Springs. Defensor Matrimonii Rev. M. Ternes, Rawlins. CLERGY, CHURCHES, MISSIONS AND SCHOOLS. Cheyenne St. Mary's Cathedral, Rt. Rev. Thomas M. Lenihan. D.D., pastor; Rev. Peter U. Sasse, assistant. Convent and Academy of the Sisters of the Holy Child of Jesus. Casper, Natrona County St. Anthony of Padua's, Rev. James A. Keating. Evanston, Uinta County St. Mary" Magdalen's, Mag-dalen's, Rev. Peter Casey, pastor; mission, mis-sion, Kemmerer, Uinta county, St. Patrick Pat-rick s. Lander, Fremont Codnty Church of the Immaculate Conception, B. V. M., Rev. Wm. O'Dwyer, pastor; school, Sisters of St. Francis. Laramie, Albany County St. Lawrence O'Toole's, Very Rev. Hugh Cummiskey, V. G., pastor; chapel, convent and academy acad-emy of Sisters of Charity. New Castle, Weston County Corpus Christi, Rev. Jules Bigaoutte, pastor. Rawlins, Carbon County St. Joseph's, Rev.vM. Ternes, pastor; convent and school in course of erection. Rock Springs, Sweetwater County-Church County-Church of Our Lady of Dolors, Rev. John Delahunty, pastor; convent and school in course of erection; mission. Green River, Sweetwater county. Church of Immacu late Conception. Sheridan. Sheridan County Church of the Holy Name, Rev. Joseph A. Accorsi-ni, Accorsi-ni, pastor; mission, Buffalo. Johnson county, Church of St. John the Baptist; Parkrr.an, church in course of erection. St. Stephen's Indian Mission, Shoshone Reservation, Fremont county, Very Rev Balthazer Feusi, S. J., director; Rev Frank Sansone, S. J., fctocius. There are 1,900 India?i on the reservation reserva-tion belonging to the SUoshone and Arapahoe Arap-ahoe tribes. Many of to&n have been baptized bap-tized and are practical Catholics. The Mission schools are attended by 150 children. The boys are taught by the Jesuit Fathers and the girls by the Sisters Sis-ters of St. Francis. The government pays for 50 pupils and Mother Catherine Drexel for 30 pupils The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions' ashington, pays for the others. Mother Catherine Drexel built both the convent and college buildings at a cost of about JfaO.OOO. INSTITUTIONS I NCHARGE OF RE- LIGIOUS ORDERS.-Cheyenne: Convent ' and Academy of the Holy Child of Jesus I Rev. Mother M. Gonzaga, superior, fifteen Sisters. Academy and Boarding; School j i of young ladies, conducted by the Sisters of the Holy Child of Jesus; dav scholars, 2'); board i s, 25. Laramie Citv: Convent and Academy of the Sisters of Charity, , Sister M. Constantia. sister-servant; sisters, sis-ters, five; pupils, ioi; St. Joseph's Hospital, Hospi-tal, conducted by Sisters of Charity. Lander: Lan-der: School in charge of Sisters of St. Francis. St. Stephen's Mission: Indian Boarding School; Bows' school, Jesuit Fathers; Girls' school, Sisters of St. Francis, Mother M. Columba,' superior; Sisters. 12; pupils, 150. RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN DIOCESE. DIO-CESE. Jesuit Fathers (Rockv Mountain Mission). St. Stephen's; Sisters of the Holy Child of Jesus (Philadelphia, Pa.), Cheyenne; Sisters of Charity (Leavenworth, (Leaven-worth, Kan), Laramie; Sisters of St. Francis Pniladelphia. Pa.). St. Stephens; Steph-ens; Sisters of St. Francis (Philadelphia, Pa.), Lander. ! |