Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck

Diocese of Bismarck Dioecesis Bismarcquensis
Location
Country	United States
Territory	23 counties in western North Dakota
Ecclesiastical province	Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Statistics
Area	88,720 km^2 (34,250 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 274,100 66,200 (24.2%)
Parishes	98
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	December 31, 1909 (106 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	David D. Kagan
Emeritus Bishops	Paul Albert Zipfel
Map
Website
bismarckdiocese.com

Cathedral of the Holy Spirit

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck (Latin: Dioecesis Bismarckiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in North Dakota. The current bishop of the diocese is Bishop David Kagan. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is Bismarck. The Cathedral parish of the diocese is Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.

History

On December 31, 1909 Saint Pius X established the Diocese of Bismarck. Its territory was taken from the Diocese of Fargo.^[1][2]

Ordinaries

The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:

1. John Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle (1910–1939)
2. Vincent James Ryan (1939–1951)
3. Lambert Anthony Hoch (1952–1956)
4. Hilary Baumann Hacker (1956–1982)
5. John Francis Kinney (1982–1995)
6. Paul Albert Zipfel (1996-2011)
7. David D. Kagan (2011–Present)

Diocesan officers

• Bishop
• Chancellor
• Financial Officer
• Judicial Vicar
• Vicar General

Diocesan area

The Bismarck diocese covers 23 western North Dakota counties, over 253,000 people, and over 34,000 square miles (88,000 km²). The diocese ministers to approximately 66,400 Catholic church members.

Diocesan offices

The diocese has 17 offices, including:

• Canonical Affairs
• Chancery
• Communication
• Faith Formation
• Family Ministry
• Fiscal & Properties Management
• Insurance & Risk Management
• Missionary Activity
• Permanent Diaconate
• Protecting the Children
• Publications & Promotions
• Stewardship and Development
• Vocations
• Worship
• Youth Ministry

Diocesan consultative groups

• Corporate Board
• Expansion Fund Board
• Finance Council
• Permanent Diaconate Commission
• Priests' Benefit Association
• Priests' Personnel Board
• Presbyterial Council

High schools

• Bishop Ryan High School, Minot
• St. Mary's Central High School, Bismarck
• Trinity High School, Dickinson

See also

• Catholic Church by country
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
• Global organisation of the Catholic Church
• List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
• List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States

Notes

1. "Diocese of Bismarck". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
2. "Diocese of Bismarck". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2014-04-16.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck Official Site

Coordinates: 46°48′30″N 100°46′09″W / 46.80833°N 100.76917°W