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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Helena |
 | | Erected from the Vicariate of Montana, 7 March, 1884. |
 | | It comprises the western part of the State of Montana, U.S.A., and is made up of Lewis and Clark, Teton, Flathead, Missoula, Sanders, Powell, Granite, Ravalli, Deer Lodge, Silver Bow, Jefferson, Broadwater, Meagher, Gallatin, Madison, and Beaverhead counties, an area of 51,922 square miles. |
 | | Montana Territory was first included in the jurisdiction of the Viciariate of Nebraska, created in 1851. |
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