Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck
The Diocese of Bismarck (Latin: Dioecesis Bismarckiensis ) is a located in the United States Roman Catholic diocese based in Bismarck, North Dakota.
History
The Diocese of Bismarck was established on December 31, 1909 by Pope Pius X made cessions of territory of the Diocese of Fargo and the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, is a suffragan.
Territory
The diocese comprises the Bismarck located in the state of North Dakota areas 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, Mercer County, Morton County, Mountrail County, Oliver County, Renville County, Sioux County, Slope County, Stark County, Ward County and Williams County.
Bishop 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