Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston

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Diocese of Crookston

Dioecesis Crookstoniensis
Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston.svg
Location
Country United States
Territory 14 counties in northwestern Minnesota
Ecclesiastical province Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
250,941
35,780 (14.3%)
Parishes 67
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established December 31, 1909 (114 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Michael Joseph Hoeppner
Map
File:Diocese of Crookston map 1.jpg
Website
crookston.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston (Latin: Dioecesis Crookstoniensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese that covers the northwest section of Minnesota. The current bishop of the diocese is Bishop Michael Hoeppner. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is Crookston. The Cathedral parish of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

History

The diocese was founded on December 31, 1909 by Saint Pius X. Its territory was taken from the Archdiocese of Saint Paul.[1][2]

Ordinaries

The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:

  1. Timothy J. Corbett (1910–1938)
  2. John Hubert Peschges (1938–1944)
  3. Francis Joseph Schenk (1945–1960)
  4. Lawrence Alexander Glenn (1960–1970)
  5. Kenneth Joseph Povish (1970–1975)
  6. Victor Hermann Balke (1976—2007)
  7. Michael Joseph Hoeppner (2007—Present)

High school

See also

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References

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External links

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