Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud
Diocese of Saint Cloud Dioecesis Sancti Clodoaldi | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | 16 counties across central Minnesota |
| Ecclesiastical province | Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,251 sq mi (31,730 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 558,890 142,576 (25.5%) |
| Parishes | 135 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | September 22, 1889 (134 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Mary |
| Patron saint | St. Cloud |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Donald Joseph Kettler |
| Bishops emeritus | John Francis Kinney |
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| Website | |
| www.StCloudDiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Clodoaldi) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota, United States. This diocese covers Benton, Douglas, Grant, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin Counties. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is Saint Cloud. The cathedral parish is the Cathedral of St. Mary. On September 20, 2013, Pope Francis named Donald Joseph Kettler bishop.
History
On February 12, 1875 Pope Pius IX established the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota. The territory, which had been part of the Diocese of Saint Paul, was evangelized by the missionary priest Father Francis Xavier Pierz.[1] It lost territory when the Diocese of Duluth was established in 1889. On September 22 of the same year the vicariate was elevated by Pope Leo XIII to the Diocese of Saint Cloud.[2][3]
The patron saint of the Diocese is Clodoald (Saint Cloud), a Merovingian prince who renounced his claims to the throne of the Franks, in favor of religious life. The diocese is named for the City of Saint Cloud, which takes its name from a French city, named for Clodoald.
Bishops
The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:
Ordinaries
- Rupert Seidenbusch (1875–1888, Vicar Apostolic)
- John Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti (1889–1894)
- Martin Marty (1895–1896)
- James Trobec (1897–1914)
- Joseph Francis Busch (1915–1953)
- Peter William Bartholome (1953–1968)
- George Henry Speltz (1968–1987)
- Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B (1987–1994)
- John Francis Kinney (1995—2013)
- Donald Joseph Kettler (2013–present)
Auxiliary Bishops
- James Steven Rausch, (1973–1977)
High schools
See also
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ "Diocese of Saint Cloud". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ^ "Diocese of Saint Cloud". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
External links
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis | |
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