Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud

The Diocese of Saint Cloud (Latin: Sancti Dioecesis Clodoaldi ) is a location in Minnesota in the United States Roman Catholic diocese based in Saint Cloud.

History

Pope Pius IX. founded the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Minnesota on February 12, 1875 of territory of the Diocese of Saint Paul.

On September 22, 1889, was raised to the bishopric, which was the Archdiocese of Saint Paul assumed as suffragan. A part of its territory lost it on October 3 this year in favor of the establishment of the Diocese of Duluth.

Territory

The Diocese of Saint Cloud includes the counties of Stearns, Sherburne, Benton, Morrison, Millelacs, Kennebec, Isanti, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, Grant, Douglas, Wilkin, Otter Tail, Todd and Wadena of the State of Minnesota.

Ordinaries

Vicar Apostolic of Northern Minnesota

  • Rupert silk bush OSB (12 February 1875-19. October 1888 )

Bishops of Saint Cloud

  • Johann Joseph Friedrich Otto Zardetti (22 September 1889-6. March 1894, then Archbishop ad personam of Bucharest )
  • Martin Marty, OSB (21 January 1895-19. September 1896 )
  • James Trobec (5 July 1897-15. April 1914 )
  • Joseph Francis Busch (19 January 1915-31. May 1953 )
  • Peter William Bartholome (31 May 1953-31. January 1968 )
  • George Henry Speltz (31 January 1968-13. January 1987)
  • Jerome George Hanus, OSB (July 6, 1987-23. August 1994, then Koadjutorerzbischof of Dubuque )
  • John Francis Kinney (9 May 1995-20. September 2013 )
  • Donald Joseph Kettler (since September 20, 2013 )
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