Bismarck diocese
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| Diocesan bishop | David Kagan |
| Vicar General | Thomas Kramer |
| founding | 1909 |
| surface | 88,754 km² |
| Parishes | 97 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Residents | 337,606 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics | 60,342 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| proportion of | 17.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 64 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious priest | 19 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 727 |
| Permanent deacons | 78 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Friars | 38 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious sisters | 75 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit |
| Website | www.bismarckdiocese.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck ( lat. : Dioecesis Bismarckiensis , Engl. : Diocese of Bismarck ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese based in Bismarck , North Dakota .
history
The diocese of Bismarck was established on December 31, 1909 by Pope Pius X. from cessions of territory from the diocese of Fargo and subordinated to the archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis as a suffragan .
territory
The Bismarck Diocese includes the areas of Adams County , Billings County , Bowman County , Burke County , Burleigh County , Divide County , Dunn County , Emmons County , Golden Valley County , Grant County , Hettinger County , McKenzie County , McLean County, in the state of North Dakota , Mercer County , Morton County , Mountrail County , Oliver County , Renville County , Sioux County , Slope County , Stark County , Ward County, and Williams County .
Bishops of Bismarck
- Vincent de Paul Wehrle OSB , 1910–1939
- Vincent James Ryan , 1940–1951
- Lambert Anthony Hoch , 1952–1956, then Bishop of Sioux Falls
- Hilary Baumann Hacker , 1956-1982
- John Francis Kinney , 1982–1995, then Bishop of Saint Cloud
- Paul Albert Zipfel , 1996–2011
- David Kagan , since 2011
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Bismarck (English)
- Entry on Bismarck diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
