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The four largest religious groups in Nevada before 1900 were:
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Methodist
- Protestant Episcopal
- Roman Catholic[1]
For a history of seven major denominations in Nevada, see:
- Loofbourow, Leon L. Loofbourow. Steeples among the Sage . . . (Oakland,California: Lake Park Press, 1964. FHL Collection book 979.3 K2L
Methodist[edit | edit source]
United Methodist Archives Center
Drew University Library
PO Box 127
Madison, NJ 07940-0127
Phone: (973) 408-3189
Fax: (973) 408-3909
E-mail: gcah@gcah.org
Protestant Episcopal[edit | edit source]
The Nevada Historical Society
1650 N. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89503-1799
Phone: (775) 688-1190
Fax: (775) 688-2917
(They have the records for the Nevada Diocese from 1862 to 1969.)
To learn more about the records of the Protestant Episcopal Church, see:
- Inventory of the Church Archives of Nevada, Protestant Episcopal Church (Reno, Nevada: Historical Records Survey, 1941. FHL Collection book 979.3 K2he; film 1036524 item 2; fiche 6051184
Roman Catholic[edit | edit source]
Diocese of Las Vegas
Chancery Office
336 Cathedral Way
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: (702) 735-3500
Fax: (702) 735-8941
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 18316
Reno, NV 89114-8316
The diocese includes the counties of: Clark, Lincoln, Nye and White Pine.[2]
Diocese of Reno
290 S. Arlington
Reno, NV 89501-1713
Archives Phone: (775) 326-9440
Fax (775) 348-8619
The diocese includes the counties of: Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and Washoe.[2]
To learn more about the records of the Catholic Church, see:
- Inventory of the Church Archives of Nevada: Roman Catholic Church (Reno, Nevada: Historical Records Survey, 1939. FHL Collection book 979.3 K2hc; film 1036527 item 7; fiche 6051185
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sydney E. Ahlstrom, A Religious History of the American People (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). FHL Book 973 K2ah.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Map of the Roman Catholic Dioceses in the United States of America, Office of Catholic Schools Diocese of Columbus, accessed 3 Nov 2010.
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