Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston
The Diocese of Crookston (Latin: Dioecesis Crookstoniensis ) is a located in the United States Roman Catholic diocese based in Crookston, Minnesota.
History
The diocese was established on December 31, 1909 by Pope Pius X made cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and this is a suffragan.
Territory
The Diocese of Crookston includes the located in the state of Minnesota areas Becker County, Beltrami County, Clay County, Clearwater County, Hubbard County, Kittson County, Lake of the Woods County, Marshall County, Mahnomen County, Norman County, Pennington County, Polk County, Red Lake County and Roseau County.
Bishops of Crookston
- Timothy Corbett, 1910-1938
- John Hubert Peschges, 1938-1944
- Francis Joseph Schenk, 1945-1960, then Bishop of Duluth
- Lawrence Alexander Glenn, 1960-1970
- Kenneth Joseph Povish, 1970-1975, then Bishop of Lansing
- Victor Herman Balke, 1976-2007