Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck
Diocese of Bismarck
Dioecesis Bismarckiensis
Location
Country United States
Territory 23 counties in western North Dakota
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Metropolitan Bismarck, North Dakota
Population
- Catholics
62,898
Information
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

David D. Kagan

Bishop of Bismarck
Metropolitan Archbishop

John Clayton Nienstedt

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:

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

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbism.html

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