Archdiocese of Las Vegas

Archdiocese of Las Vegas

ArchidiƓcesis Campensis
Guardian Angel Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryCounties of Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye, and White Pine
Ecclesiastical provinceLas Vegas
Statistics
Area39,688 sq mi (102,790 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2018)
  • 2,263,946
  • 620,000  (27.4%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established
  • March 21, 1995 (1995-03-21) (as Diocese of Las Vegas)
  • May 30, 2023 (2023-05-30) (elevated to archdiocese)
CathedralGuardian Angel Cathedral
Patron saint
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopGeorge Leo Thomas
Auxiliary BishopsGregory W. Gordon
Vicar GeneralGregory W. Gordon
Judicial VicarRobert M. Herbst
Bishops emeritusJoseph A. Pepe
Map
Website
lvcatholic.org

The Archdiocese of Las Vegas (Latin: ArchidiƓcesis Campensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in southern Nevada in the United States. The seat of the archdiocese is Guardian Angel Cathedral in Las Vegas. The see had been a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Francisco from its creation in 1995 until 2023, when Las Vegas was elevated as a metropolitan see.