Parishes 82 | Denomination Roman Catholic Area 25,545 km² Phone +1 507-359-2966 | |
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)285,06169,503 (24.4%) Established November 18, 1957 (59 years ago) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm (Latin: Dioecesis Novae Ulmae) is a Roman Catholic diocese in western Minnesota, United States. The current bishop of the diocese is Bishop John M. LeVoir. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is New Ulm. The Cathedral parish is the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.
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The diocese has a very rural nature. The largest town in the diocese is Willmar at 19,610 (2010 Census), New Ulm is, after Hutchinson and Marshall, the 4th largest city. There are no Catholic colleges or universities situated in the diocese.
History
The diocese was founded on November 18, 1957, by Pope Pius XII. Its territory was taken from the Archdiocese of Saint Paul.
Bankruptcy
On March 3, 2017, the diocese filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy following numerous lawsuits surrounding sex abuse by Catholic clergy in the area. New Ulm follows the Duluth Diocese and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, which both filed for bankruptcy in 2015, thus making Minnesota the first state in the United States of America to have three Catholic dioceses filed for bankruptcy.
Bishops of the New Ulm Diocese
The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service: