Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior

Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior
Diocese of Superior
Dioecesis Superiorensis

Cathedral of Christ the King
Location
Country United States
Territory 16 counties in northwestern Wisconsin
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Metropolitan Superior, Wisconsin
Population
- Catholics

83,622
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established May 3, 1905
Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the King
Patron saint St. Augustine of Hippo
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop

Peter F. Christensen

Bishop of Superior
Metropolitan Archbishop

Jerome Edward Listecki

Archbishop of Milwaukee
Map

The Diocese of Superior (in aqua) within the Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee.
Website
catholicdos.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior is in northern Wisconsin. It comprises the city of Superior and the counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, and Washburn in Wisconsin, with an area of 15,715 square miles (40,700 km2). Its episcopal see is Superior, and the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior is the mother church.

History

The diocese was established on May 3, 1905 by Pope Pius X.[1] It was created from the northern part of the Diocese of La Crosse and the northwestern part of the Diocese of Green Bay, with Augustine Francis Schinner as the first bishop.[2][3] It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

The following is a list of the Roman Catholic Bishops of the Diocese of Superior and their terms of service:

External links

Notes

  1. ^ Blied, Rev. Benjamin J. (1980). St. John the Baptist Congregation. p. 62. 
  2. ^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsupe.html
  3. ^ http://www.catholicdos.org/index.php?cat=121312060687509

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