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Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth

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Parishes
  
93

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Bishop
  
Paul Sirba

Country
  
United States of America

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
57,897 km²

Phone
  
+1 218-724-9111

Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth

Territory
  
10 counties in northeastern Minnesota

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 438,000 72,600 (16.6%)

Established
  
October 3, 1889 (127 years ago)

Address
  
2830 E 4th St, Duluth, MN 55812, USA

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Similar
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Ro, St Benedict Catholic, Newman Catholic Campus, St Michael's Church, St Mary Star of the Sea

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth (Latin: Dioecesis Duluthensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota. The episcopal see is in Duluth, Minnesota. The diocese includes Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine and St. Louis Counties.

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History

The diocese was established on October 3, 1889 by Pope Leo XIII. Its territory was taken from the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota.

Bankruptcy

The Diocese of Duluth filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December 7, 2015.

Bishops of the Diocese of Duluth

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

  1. † James McGolrick (1889 - 1918) Died
  2. † John Timothy McNicholas, O.P. (1918 - 8 1925) Appointed Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio
  3. † Thomas Anthony Welch (1925 - 1959) Died
  4. † Francis Joseph Schenk (1960 - 1969) Retired
  5. † Paul Francis Anderson (1969 - 1982) Resigned
  6. Robert Henry Brom (1983 - 1989) Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Diego, California
  7. Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I. (1989 - 2000) Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska
  8. Dennis Marion Schnurr (2001 - 2008) Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio
  9. Paul Sirba (2009–Present)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth Wikipedia