Diocese of Saint Cloud Dioecesis Sancti Clodoaldi |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | 16 counties across central Minnesota |
Ecclesiastical province | Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,251 sq mi (31,730 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 558,890 142,576 (25.5%) |
Parishes | 135 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | September 22, 1889 (128 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Mary |
Patron saint | St. Cloud |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Donald Joseph Kettler |
Emeritus Bishops | John Francis Kinney |
Map | |
Website | |
www.StCloudDiocese.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Clodoaldi) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota, United States. This diocese covers Benton, Douglas, Grant, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin Counties. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is Saint Cloud. The cathedral parish is the Cathedral of St. Mary. On September 20, 2013, Pope Francis named Donald Joseph Kettler bishop.