| Diocese of Helena Dioecesis Helenensis |
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Cathedral of Saint Helena, Helena |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Lewis and Clark, Teton, Flathead, Lincoln, Missoula, Sanders, Powell, Granite, Ravalli, Deer Lodge, Silver Bow, Jefferson, Broadwater, Gallatin, Madison, Lake, and Beaverhead Counties plus parts of Meagher, Musselshell, and Toole Counties in Montana |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Portland |
| Metropolitan | Helena, Montana |
| Population - Catholics |
58,780[1] (11.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 7, 1884 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Helena |
| Patron saint | St. Helena |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | George Leo Thomas Bishop of Helena |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John George Vlazny Archbishop of Portland in Oregon |
| Website | |
| diocesehelena.org | |
The Diocese of Helena (Latin: Dioecesis Helenensis) is the Catholic diocese for western Montana. It was erected from the year-old Vicarate of Montana on March 7, 1884, while Montana was still a territory. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Portland, which encompasses Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
For its first twenty years, the diocese served all of Montana. In 1904, the new Diocese of Great Falls was formed to serve eastern Montana.[2]
The seat of the diocese is in the Cathedral of St. Helena, Helena, MT.
The past bishops of the Diocese of Helena are: