Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City is a Roman Catholic diocese in western South Dakota, United States. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is Rapid City. The Cathedral parish is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Peter Michael Muhich was installed as bishop of this see on July 9, 2020.History
On August 6, 1902 Saint Pius X established the diocese as the Diocese of Lead. Its territory was taken from the Diocese of Sioux Falls. The name of the diocese was changed by Pope Pius XI on August 1, 1930 when the see city was transferred to Rapid City.Bishops
Ordinaries
The bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:
;Bishops of Lead
- John Stariha
- Joseph Francis Busch, appointed Bishop of Saint Cloud
- John Jeremiah Lawler
;Bishops of Rapid City
- John Jeremiah Lawler
- William Tibertus McCarty
- Harold Joseph Dimmerling
- Charles Joseph Chaput, appointed Archbishop of Denver and later Archbishop of Philadelphia
- Blase Joseph Cupich, appointed Bishop of Spokane and later Archbishop of Chicago
- Robert Dwayne Gruss, appointed Bishop of Saginaw
- Peter Michael Muhich
Coadjutor bishop
