Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth
The Diocese of Duluth (Latin: Dioecesis Duluthensis ) is a located in the United States Roman Catholic diocese based in Duluth, Minnesota.
History
The Diocese of Duluth was posted on October 3, 1889 by Pope Leo XIII. built out of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Minnesota and the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, is a suffragan.
Territory
The diocese of Duluth includes the located in the state of Minnesota areas Aitkin County, Carlton County, Cass County, Cook County, Crow Wing County, Itasca County, Koochiching County, Lake County, Pine County and St. Louis County.
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 Koadjutorerzbischof of Anchorage
- Dennis Marion Schnurr, 2001-2008, then Koadjutorerzbischof of Cincinnati
- Paul David Sirba, since 2009