Diocese of Duluth
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| Diocesan bishop | Michel Mulloy (appointed) |
| founding | 1889 |
| surface | 32,000 km² |
| Parishes | 74 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 447,568 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 53,046 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 11.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 71 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 717 |
| Permanent deacons | 57 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 82 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary |
| Website | www.dioceseduluth.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth ( lat. : Dioecesis Duluthensis , Engl. : Diocese of Duluth ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Duluth , Minnesota .
history
The diocese of Duluth was on October 3, 1889 by Pope Leo XIII. established from cessions of territory by the Vicariate Apostolic North Minnesota and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis as a suffragan .
territory
The Diocese of Duluth comprises the areas of Aitkin County , Carlton County , Cass County , Cook County , Crow Wing County , Itasca County , Koochiching County , Lake County , Pine County, and St. Louis County in the state of Minnesota .
Bishops of Duluth
- James McGolrick , 1889-1918
- John Timothy McNicholas OP , 1918–1925, then Archbishop of Cincinnati
- Thomas Anthony Welch , 1925–1959
- Francis Joseph Schenk , 1960–1969
- Paul Francis Anderson , 1969-1982
- Robert Henry Brom , 1983–1989, then Coadjutor Bishop of San Diego
- Roger Lawrence Schwietz OMI , 1989–2000, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Anchorage
- Dennis Marion Schnurr , 2001-2008, then coadjutor archbishop of Cincinnati
- Paul David Sirba , 2009–2019
- Michel Mulloy , since 2020
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Duluth (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Duluth on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Cathedral : Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth