- Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck
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Diocese of Bismarck
Dioecesis BismarckiensisLocation Country United States Territory 23 counties in western North Dakota Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Metropolitan Bismarck, North Dakota Population
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62,898Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established December 31, 1909 Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Spirit Patron saint Immaculate Conception Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Bishop of Bismarck Metropolitan Archbishop Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Map Website bismarckdiocese.com The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck (Latin: Dioecesis Bismarckiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in North Dakota. It was founded on December 31, 1909. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, which is headquartered in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.[1]
The past bishops of the diocese are:
- John Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle (1910–1939)
- Vincent James Ryan (1939–1951)
- Lambert Anthony Hoch (1952–1956)
- Hilary Baumann Hacker (1956–1982)
- John Francis Kinney (1982–1995)
- Paul Albert Zipfel (1996-2011)
- David D. Kagan (2011- )
Contents
Diocesan officers
- Bishop
- Chancellor
- Financial Officer
- Judicial Vicar
- Vicar General
Diocesan area
The Bismarck diocese covers 23 western North Dakota counties, over 253,000 people, and over 34,000 square miles (88,000 km2). The diocese ministers to approximately 66,400 Catholic church members.
Diocesan offices
The diocese has 17 offices, including:
- Canonical Affairs
- Chancery
- Communication
- Faith Formation
- Family Ministry
- Fiscal & Properties Management
- Insurance & Risk Management
- Missionary Activity
- Permanent Diaconate
- Protecting the Children
- Publications & Promotions
- Stewardship and Development
- Vocations
- Worship
- Youth Ministry
Diocesan consultative groups
- Corporate Board
- Expansion Fund Board
- Finance Council
- Permanent Diaconate Commission
- Priests' Benefit Association
- Priests' Personnel Board
- Presbyterial Council
High schools
- Bishop Ryan High School, Minot
- St. Mary's Central High School, Bismarck
- Trinity High School, Dickinson
Notes
External links
Categories:- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- Christianity in North Dakota
- Religious organizations established in 1909
- United States Roman Catholic diocese stubs
- North Dakota stubs
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