Parishes 67 | Area 44,574 km² Phone +1 218-281-4533 | |
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)250,94135,780 (14.3%) Established December 31, 1909 (107 years ago) Address 1200 Memorial Dr, Crookston, MN 56716, USA Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Similar Cathedral of the Immacula, St Peter's Catholic Church, Cathedral School, Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel, St Francis Church | ||
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.
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History
The diocese was founded on December 31, 1909 by Saint Pius X. Its territory was taken from the Archdiocese of Saint Paul.
Ordinaries
The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:
- Timothy J. Corbett (1910–1938)
- John Hubert Peschges (1938–1944)
- Francis Joseph Schenk (1945–1960)
- Lawrence Alexander Glenn (1960–1970)
- Kenneth Joseph Povish (1970–1975)
- Victor Hermann Balke (1976—2007)
- Michael Joseph Hoeppner (2007—Present)
High school
References
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