SIOUX CITY, DIOCESE OF. – Diocese and city in the State of Iowa (U.S.A.). The Diocese of Sioux City, suffragan of Dubuque, was created by Leo XIII on 15 January 1902 by separation from Dubuque.
The total population of Sioux City is 543,664 inhabitants, of whom 84,321 are Catholics spread over an area of 14,518 square miles. There are 192 diocesan priests (17 religious: Congregation of the Most Precious Blood, Franciscans, Benedictines, Missionaries of La Salette), 145 parishes, 28 chapels, 24 missions, 5 stations, 1 religious seminary, 1 college, 2 orphanages, 7 hospitals, 17 women’s congregations.
The city of Sioux City is situated on the western frontier of Iowa, on the east bank of the Missouri River 100 miles north of Omaha, in the heart of a rich agricultural region. The population is composed of English-speaking and German-speaking inhabitants. For the early history of the Diocese of Dubuque.