April 19, 2024

Priests and Deacons gathered for Clergy Days 2019 pray in St. James Church in Chamberlain. Each year at clergy days during evening prayer, the priests, deacons, bishops and popes who served the Diocese of Sioux Falls since its inception and who have died are remembered. The name of each cleric is read aloud during this solemn time of prayer. The diocese has record of approximately 515 deceased ordained who served in assignments in eastern South Dakota dating back to 1889. (Photo by Matt Althoff)