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Ecclesiastical province Saint Paul and Minneapolis Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2012)274,10066,200 (24.2%) Address 520 N Washington St, Bismarck, ND 58501, USA Profiles | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck (Latin: Dioecesis Bismarckiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in North Dakota. The current bishop of the diocese is Bishop David Kagan. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is Bismarck. The Cathedral parish of the diocese is Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.
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History
On December 31, 1909 Saint Pius X established the Diocese of Bismarck. Its territory was taken from the Diocese of Fargo.
Ordinaries
The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:
- 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–Present)
Diocesan officers
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: