Fargo diocese
| Fargo diocese | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| Diocesan bishop | John Folda |
| founding | 1889 |
| surface | 92,650 km² |
| Parishes | 131 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 412,669 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 71,548 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 17.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 111 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 601 |
| Permanent deacons | 46 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 85 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
| Website | www.fargodiocese.org |
The Diocese of Fargo ( Latin : Dioecesis Fargensis , English Diocese of Fargo ) located in the USA (state of North Dakota ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
It was detached on November 10, 1889 from the Vicariate Apostolic Dakota and established as the Diocese of Jamestown . Belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis , it changed its name to the Diocese of Fargo on April 6, 1897. On December 31, 1909, the diocese of Bismarck was removed from his diocesan area , so that it now has a size of 92,650 km² and the areas of Cass, Richland, Sargent, Ransom, Dickey, La Moure, Barnes, McIntosh, Logan, Kidder, Stutsman , Sheridan, Wells, Foster, Griggs, Steele, Traill, Grand Forks, Nelson, Eddy, Benson, Pierce, Rolette, Towner, Ramsey, McHenry, Bottineau, Cavalier, Walsh and Pembina Counties.
Bishops of Fargo
- John Shanley (1889-1909)
- James O'Reilly (1909-1934)
- Aloysius Joseph Muench (1935–1959, from 1951 also Apostolic Nuncio in Germany, then Cardinal to the Curia )
- Leo Ferdinand Dworschak (1960–1970)
- Justin Albert Driscoll (1970-1984)
- James Stephen Sullivan (1985-2002)
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Samuel Joseph Aquila (2002–2012, then Archbishop of Denver )
- David Kagan (2012-2013) ( Apostolic Administrator )
- John Folda (since 2013)
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Fargo on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Homepage of the Cathedral of St. Mary (English)
