- Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud
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Diocese of Saint Cloud
Dioecesis Sancti ClodoaldiLocation Country United States Territory 16 counties across central Minnesota Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Metropolitan St. Cloud, Minnesota Population
- Catholics
138,000Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established September 22, 1889 Cathedral Cathedral of St. Mary Patron saint St. Cloud Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop John Francis Kinney
Bishop of Saint CloudMetropolitan Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt
Archbishop of Saint Paul and MinneapolisMap 
The Diocese of Saint Cloud (in pink) within the Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.Website StCloudDiocese.org The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Clodoaldi) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota. It was founded on September 22, 1889, out of territory that had been evangelized by the missionary priest Father Francis Xavier Pierz. This diocese covers Benton, Douglas, Grant, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin Counties.[1]
Contents
Bishops
- 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 (1987–1994)
- John Francis Kinney (1995—)
Auxiliary Bishops
- James Steven Rausch, (1973–1977)
High schools
References
External links
Categories:- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- Christianity in Minnesota
- Religious organizations established in 1889
- United States Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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