The new deanery configuration sections the diocese into thirds – West, Central and East Deaneries. Each deanery is now made up of eight counties.
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Our Mission
We, the Bishop and ministers of the Roman Catholic Church of
the Diocese of Sioux City, declare our mission to nurture the
Body of Christ through our Baptismal call to proclaim, celebrate,
serve and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Bishop R. Walker Nickless was named the 7th Bishop in the 108-year history of the Diocese of Sioux City on November 10, 2005.
Bishop Nickless was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Denver on August 4, 1973. Before his appointment as Bishop, then Monsignor Nickless served as pastor of Our Lady of Fatima parish in Lakewood, Colorado and as Vicar General of the Archdiocese.