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parish after treatment. According to
Curtiss, he made this decision "without ever having examined his file and with no indication of any sexual problem." Smart admitted molesting more than 30 boys from 1957 to 1978. Curtiss discovered that the diocese knew in 1959 about Smart's attraction to boys and did nothing about it. The diocese settled with four of Smart's victims out of court, one for $ 1.7 million.
439:, which he believed made "no allowance for the development of man's talents, intellectual gifts, his spirit of economy or his ability." He also condemned alcohol as "the most prolific source of poverty and misery" and successfully lobbied the Helena City Council to require bars to close by midnight. Carroll died in Europe in 1925.
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In 1993, Bishop
Curtiss apologized to the public on the handling of sexual abuse accusations against Reverend Wilson Smart. In 1989, a victim accused Smart of sexual abuse of children. After sending Smart to a rehabilitation center for alcohol abuse in the late 70s, Curtiss had resigned him to a
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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
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Diocese of Helena covers 51,922 square miles, encompassing 21 counties and parts of two others. As of 2023, the diocese had 57 parishes and 38 missions divided into six deaneries: Bozeman, Butte, Conrad, Helena, Kalispell, and Missoula.
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to cover the eastern half of the state. When
Carroll became bishop, the diocese had 53 priests, 65 churches, and nine parochial schools to serve 50,000 Catholics. In 1904, Carroll started the construction of the Cathedral of Saint Helena.
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of Helena. During his 26-year-long tenure, Gilmore presided over a period of great growth for the diocese. In addition to the material development, programs were developed to foster vocations, help resettle refugees from
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519:, a progressive Catholic group, and sought to implement their program. His tenure as bishop of Helena was marked by increased lay involvement in church matters, the establishment of a mission in
1774:"Archbishop Gets a Public Education Since 1989 Elden Curtiss is Known to have Dealt with Four Cases of Sexual Misconduct Involving Priests, by Julia McCord, Omaha World-Herald, April 29, 2002"
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and a severe drought by increasing its care for the poor. Finnigan worked hard to gain accreditation and long-term financial support for Mount St. Charles
College. Finnigan died in 1932.
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as the apostolic vicar. One year later, the same pope created the Diocese of Helena to replace the vicariate, with Brondel as its first bishop.
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to replace Curtiss. Shortly after his arrival in Helena, Brunett began touring the diocese, attending welcoming ceremonies and visiting
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When Finnigan took office, the diocese had 104 priests, 101 churches, 24 parochial schools, and a Catholic population of 64,000. The
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In April 1883, Pope Leo XIII erected the Apostolic Vicariate of Montana, including what is present day Montana. He appointed Bishop
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The mother church of the Diocese of Helena is the Cathedral of Saint Helena in Helena. The diocese was erected on March 7, 1884.
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was the next bishop of Helena, named by Paul VI in 1976. After 17 years as bishop of Helena, Curtiss became archbishop of the
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of Seattle replaced Morlino in 2004, appointed by John Paul II. On January 31, 2014, the diocese filed for
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in Montana increased from one to thirteen. Brondel took a particular interest in the evangelization of
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in 1927 to be the third bishop of Helena. Finnigan had been the provincial for the US Province of the
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as part of a $ 15 million settlement intended to go to 362 victims of sex abuse by clergy. In 2018,
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1700:"Jewish community buys back first synagogue in Montana from Catholic Diocese | The Times of Israel"
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to Montana. The next year, he returned to Montana to found St. Mary's Mission near present-day
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of Helena as the next bishop of the diocese. Starting in 1976, Hunthausen worked with
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1422:"DOH Previous Bishops: Bishop George J. Finnigan, CSC (1927-1932)"
1108:"St. Francis Xavier Church - Missoula Downtown Historic District"
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1250:"History of the Building | | St. Matthew's Parish, Kalispell MT"
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in Rome. To replace Hayes, Pope Pius XI appointed Monsignor
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Arms was designed and adopted when the diocese was erected
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Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Montana, USA
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1059:"Pierre-Jean de Smet | Jesuit missionary | Britannica"
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981:List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
527:programs. Hunthausen was named archbishop of the
975:List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view)
872:Coat of arms of Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena
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1083:"Montana, Catholic Church in | Encyclopedia.com"
351:/Haudenosaunee fur traders who settled with the
330:The diocese in 2023 was served by 61 priest, 34
1838:Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena Official Site
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1035:"About – The Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena"
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803:Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls–Billings
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953:Ecclesiastical Province of Portland in Oregon
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299:ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the
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1295:Catholic Directory, Almanac and Clergy List
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1476:"A brief history of the Diocese of Helena"
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2042:Butte Central Catholic High School, Butte
1983:St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Laurin
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1988:St. Francis Xavier Church, Missoula
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1524:Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena.
1333:"SOUNDS A WARNING ON SOCIALISM".
1156:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913).
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691:Pontifical North American College
497:Pontifical North American College
313:Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
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1183:"Bishop John Baptist Brondel"
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1363:"THEY FAVOR EARLY CLOSING".
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710:Raymond Gerhardt Hunthausen
395:Diocese of Vancouver Island
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2156:Diocese of Helena, Montana
1680:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
1541:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
1502:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
1383:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
1009:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
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1903:George Joseph Finnigan
1298:. M.H. Wiltzius. 1904.
1279:Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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1923:Elden Francis Curtiss
1893:Jean-Baptiste Brondel
1704:www.timesofisrael.com
1526:Retrieved 2015-01-04.
1451:www.diocesehelena.org
1235:Catholic Encyclopedia
1193:on 27 September 2011.
1165:Catholic Encyclopedia
756:Austin Anthony Vetter
732:Archbishop of Seattle
719:Elden Francis Curtiss
714:Archbishop of Seattle
665:Jean-Baptiste Brondel
647:Jean-Baptiste Brondel
493:Diocese of Pittsburgh
461:Blackfoot Confederacy
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1898:John Patrick Carroll
1629:The Billings Gazette
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1367:. November 30, 1907.
1365:The Butte Daily Post
1335:The Butte Daily Post
1314:Cathedral St. Helena
1087:www.encyclopedia.com
782:Bernard Joseph Topel
671:John Patrick Carroll
604:Diocese of Las Vegas
584:Diocese of Kalamazoo
555:appointed Monsignor
549:Archdiocese of Omaha
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1205:"About Shen - SHÈN"
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723:Archbishop of Omaha
699:Bishop of Davenport
615:Diocese of Bismarck
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569:Indian reservations
525:religious education
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360:Pierre-Jean de Smet
246:Alexander K. Sample
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1063:www.britannica.com
934:Catholicism portal
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741:Bishop of Madison
737:Robert C. Morlino
659:Bishops of Helena
631:child pornography
580:Robert C. Morlino
557:Alexander Brunett
553:Pope John Paul II
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