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Steven Biegler
Steven Robert Biegler (born March 22, 1959) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne in Wyoming in 2017. Biography Early life Steven Biegler was born on March 22, 1959, in Mobridge, South Dakota. He is one of 13 children of Alfred and Mary Biegler. He attended Timber Lake High School in Timber Lake, South Dakota, then entered South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) in Rapid City, South Dakota. After one year in college, Biegler went to work on the family farm for the next eight years. He then spent time in a construction crew filling in abandoned coal mines around Glenrock, Wyoming. By 1986, Biegler had decided to enter the priesthood. He entered Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary and started course work at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, both in Winona, Minnesota. Biegler graduated from Saint Mary's in 1989 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. After finishing at St. Mary's, he entered the Pont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excellency
Excellency is an honorific style (manner of address), style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy. Once entitled to the title "Excellency", the holder usually retains the right to that courtesy throughout their lifetime, although in some cases the title is attached to a particular office and is held only during tenure of that office. Generally people addressed as ''Excellency'' are heads of state, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, Roman Catholic bishops, high-ranking ecclesiastics, and others holding equivalent rank, such as heads of international organizations. Members of royal families generally have distinct addresses such as Majesty, Highness, etc.. While not a title of office itself, the honorific ''Excellency'' precedes various titles held by the holder, both in speech and in writing. In reference to such an official, it takes the form ''His'' or ''Her Excellency''; in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Mary's University Of Minnesota
The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (SMUMN) is a private Catholic university with its primary campuses in Winona and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It comprises an undergraduate residential college in Winona; graduate and professional programs in Winona, the Twin Cities, and Rochester; and course delivery sites in Minnesota and Wisconsin as well as Jamaica. The institution was founded in 1912 and is associated with the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the De La Salle Brothers. History Bishop Patrick Richard Heffron founded "Saint Mary's College" in 1912, a men's college operated by the Winona Diocese. Heffron Hall, a residential hall was built in 1920, and named after Bishop Heffron. By 1925 it became a four-year liberal arts college. In 1933, it was taken over by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, a religious order whose main charism is teaching. It became a co-educational university in 1969 and later purchased the campus and bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakpala, South Dakota
Wakpala is an unincorporated community in Corson County, South Dakota, United States, on the west side of the Missouri River, north-northwest of Mobridge. Wakpala is within the boundaries of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, and its name loosely translates to "creek" in the Lakota language, with Oak Creek running south on its eastern edge. Chief Gall (Piji, Phizí) is buried at Saint Elizabeth Episcopal Cemetery here and Chief Sitting Bull Sitting Bull ( ; December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota people, Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against Federal government of the United States, United States government policies. Sitting Bull was killed by Indian ... (Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake) is possibly buried under a concrete bust bearing his name a few miles south of town in the Mobridge area. Sitting Bull was originally buried at Fort Yates, North Dakota, but an effort was made to exhume his bones and rebury him at the present site. The annual Wakpal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenel, South Dakota
Kenel is an unincorporated community in Corson County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux .... History A post office called Kenel was established in 1914, and remained in operation until 1963. The community has the name of Father Martin Kenel, a local priest. The main regulation reservoir of the Standing Rock Rural Water System, the $3.6 million Kline Butte Storage Reservoir, is located southwest of Kenel. References Unincorporated communities in Corson County, South Dakota Unincorporated communities in South Dakota {{SouthDakota-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullhead, South Dakota
Bullhead is a census-designated place (CDP) in Corson County, South Dakota, United States, within the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. The population was 348 at the 2010 census. History The community has the name of Bullhead, a member of the Indian police who was killed in an altercation near the town site. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (2.59%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 308 people, 67 households, and 55 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 74 housing units at an average density of 24.6/sq mi (9.5/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 3.57% White, 96.10% Native American, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.25% of the population. There were 67 households, out of which 55.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.8% were married couples living together, 34.3% had a female househ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIntosh, South Dakota
McIntosh (Lakota: ''Maktáža'') is a city in and the county seat of Corson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 173 at the 2010 census and 111 at the 2020 United States Census. History McIntosh was named for a sibling duo who worked for the railroad. The town was established in 1909. McIntosh was the site of a Cold War era radar station. On April 1, 2006, the wood-frame courthouse burned to the ground. Twenty-five year old Dwight Crigger, an employee of the local weed and pest board, was arrested for the setting the fire. It was the last wood courthouse in use in South Dakota. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. McIntosh has been assigned the ZIP code 57641 and the FIPS place code 39940. McIntosh is located on US Route 12 and a mile west of the junction with South Dakota Highway 65. It is also a mile west of East (McIntosh) Lake, a lake created by the railroad bed. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McLaughlin, South Dakota
McLaughlin (Lakota language, Lakota: ''matȟó Akíčita or Makáȟleča''; "Bear Soldier") is a city in northeastern Corson County, South Dakota, Corson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 663 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is the largest city in the southern Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Most Lakȟóta speakers refer to the town as Makáȟleča or Matȟó Akíčita. History The town is named after a Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Indian Service Agent James McLaughlin (Indian agent), James McLaughlin, who supervised the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, Standing Rock Indian Agency from 1881 to 1895. He moved to Washington, D.C., where he was Inspector of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and United States Department of the Interior, Department of the Interior. After McLaughlin's death in 1923, his body was returned here for burial. In 2015, the McLaughlin School District changed the name of their school's "Midget" mascot after protests came from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfax, South Dakota
Fairfax is a town in southeastern Gregory County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 96 at the 2020 census. History The first settlement at Fairfax was made around 1890. A post office called Fairfax has been in operation since 1892. It was named after Fairfax, Virginia, the former hometown of an early settler. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census, there were 115 people, 63 households and 33 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 81 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.4% White, 1.7% African American, and 0.9% Native American. There were 63 households, of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.6% were non-families. 44.4% of all households were made up of indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonesteel, South Dakota
Bonesteel is a city in Gregory County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 258 at the 2020 census. History Bonesteel was laid out in 1902. The city named for H. E. Bonesteel, who operated as a freight forwarder in the area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 275 people, 125 households, and 74 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 170 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 73.5% White, 22.9% Native American, 1.8% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.0% of the population. There were 125 households, of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.8% w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Rapid City
The Diocese of Rapid City () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in western South Dakota in the United States It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The mother church of the Diocese of Rapid City is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Rapid City. Pope Francis appointed Scott E. Bullock to be Bishop of Rapid City on June 25, 2024. Territory The Diocese of Rapid City includes all the South Dakota counties west of the Missouri River. History Western South Dakota went through several Catholic jurisdictions before the Vatican erected the Diocese of Rapid City: * Diocese of Saint Louis (1826 to 1837) * Diocese of Dubuque (1837 to 1850) * Diocese of Saint Paul (1850 to 1879) * Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota (1879 to 1889) * Diocese of Sioux Falls (1889 to 1902) * Diocese of Lead (1902 to 1930) The first Catholic church in the present-day diocese was Our Lady of the Holy Ros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor Of Sacred Theology
The Bachelor of Sacred Theology (abbreviated STB) is the first of three ecclesiastical degrees in theology (the second being the Licentiate in Sacred Theology and the third being the Doctorate in Sacred Theology) which are conferred by a number of pontifical faculties around the world. As an ecclesiastical degree, it is conferred in the name of and by the authority of the Holy See. It is often granted alongside a civil degree, such as the Master of Divinity. The curriculum varies slightly from faculty to faculty, but generally requires competency in Latin or Greek as well as the completion of the "first cycle" of theological training, a three to five year course of studies that aims for a comprehensive competence in philosophy and theology. The basic requirements for any of the three ecclesiastical degree are regulated by the Holy See, most recently in the Apostolic Constitution Veritatis Gaudium. References {{reflist "Apostolic Constitution Veritatis Gaudium on Ecclesiastical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Gregorian University (; also known as the Gregorian or Gregoriana), is a private university, private pontifical university in Rome, Italy. The Gregorian originated as a part of the Roman College, founded in 1551 by Ignatius of Loyola, and included all grades of schooling. Its chairs of philosophy and theology received Papal approval in 1556, making it the first institution founded by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). In 1584, the Roman College was given a new home by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom it was renamed the Gregorian University. It had distinguished scholars in ecclesiastical fields as well as in natural science and mathematics. Only the theology and philosophy departments of the Gregorian survived the political turmoil in Italy after 1870. Today the Gregorian has an international faculty and around 2750 students from over 150 countries. History Founding Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, established a School of Grammar, Humanities, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
