Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo
That in the United States ( State of North Dakota ), this diocese Fargo (Latin: Dioecesis Fargensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church.
It has been released on November 10, 1889 from the Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota and erected as Diocese of Jamestown. The Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis belonging, it changed its name on April 6, 1897 at Diocese of Fargo. On December 31, 1909 its diocesan territory, the diocese Bismarck was removed, so now it still has a size of 92,650 km ² and the area 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 covers.
Bishop of Fargo
- John Shanley (1889-1909)
- James O'Reilly (1909-1934)
- Leo Ferdinand Dworschak (1960-1970)
- Justin Albert Driscoll (1970-1984)
- James Stephen Sullivan (1985-2002)
- Samuel Joseph Aquila (2002-2012, then Archbishop of Denver) David Kagan (2012-2013) ( Apostolic Administrator )