Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud

Diocese of Saint Cloud Dioecesis Sancti Clodoaldi
Location
Country	United States
Territory	16 counties across central Minnesota
Ecclesiastical province	Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Statistics
Area	12,251 sq mi (31,730 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 558,890 142,576 (25.5%)
Parishes	135
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	September 22, 1889 (127 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Mary
Patron saint	St. Cloud
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Donald Joseph Kettler
Emeritus Bishops	John Francis Kinney
Map
Website
www.StCloudDiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Clodoaldi) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota, United States. This diocese covers Benton, Douglas, Grant, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin Counties. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is Saint Cloud. The cathedral parish is the Cathedral of St. Mary. On September 20, 2013, Pope Francis named Donald Joseph Kettler bishop.

History

Cathedral of St Mary

On February 12, 1875 Pope Pius IX established the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota. The territory, which had been part of the Diocese of Saint Paul, was evangelized by the missionary priest Father Francis Xavier Pierz.^[1] It lost territory when the Diocese of Duluth was established in 1889. On September 22 of the same year the vicariate was elevated by Pope Leo XIII to the Diocese of Saint Cloud.^[2][3]

The patron saint of the Diocese is Clodoald (Saint Cloud), a Merovingian prince who renounced his claims to the throne of the Franks, in favor of religious life. The diocese is named for the City of Saint Cloud, which takes its name from a French city, named for Clodoald.

Bishops

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

Ordinaries

1. Rupert Seidenbusch (1875–1888, Vicar Apostolic)
2. John Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti (1889–1894)
3. Martin Marty (1895–1896)
4. James Trobec (1897–1914)
5. Joseph Francis Busch (1915–1953)
6. Peter William Bartholome (1953–1968)
7. George Henry Speltz (1968–1987)
8. Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B (1987–1994)
9. John Francis Kinney (1995—2013)
10. Donald Joseph Kettler (2013–present)

Auxiliary Bishops

• James Steven Rausch, (1973–1977)

High schools

• Cathedral High School, St. Cloud, Minnesota
• Saint John's Preparatory School, Collegeville

See also

References

1. ↑  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Saint Cloud". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 
2. ↑ "Diocese of Saint Cloud". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-06-04. 
3. ↑ "Diocese of Saint Cloud". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-06-04. 

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud Official Site

Diocese of St. Cloud
Bishops	Ordinaries Rupert Seidenbusch John Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti Martin Marty James Trobec Joseph Francis Busch Peter William Bartholome George Henry Speltz Jerome Hanus John Francis Kinney Donald Joseph Kettler Auxiliary James Steven Rausch
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Mary, St. Cloud Parishes Church of the Immaculate Conception, Avon Church of St. Joseph, Browerville Church of the Sacred Heart, Freeport Church of St. Mary, Melrose St. Joseph's Church, Pierz Church of St. Mary Help of Christians, St. Augusta Church of St. Joseph, St. Joseph Church of St. Stephen, St. Stephen Abbey St. John's Abbey, Collegeville Chapel Assumption Chapel
Education	Higher Education College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University High Schools Cathedral High School, St. Cloud Saint John's Preparatory School, Collegeville
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Coordinates: 45°33′N 94°10′W / 45.550°N 94.167°W / 45.550; -94.167