A New Diocese

View a video recording of the Jan. 30, 1984, Mass at Pikes Peak Center in which the Diocese of Colorado Springs was established

On Jan. 30, 1984, a Mass was held at Pikes Peak Center celebrating the establishment of the Diocese of Colorado Springs and the installation of its first bishop, Richard C. Hanifen. This is a recording of the Mass as broadcast live on KRDO, including the famous "papal bull" incident involving Papal Nuncio Pio Laghi that is often retold by Bishop Hanifen. View the video at 40 years - A Look Back: Liturgy of Installation, Diocese of Colorado Springs - January 30, 1984