Diocese of Duluth

Past and Present Ordinaries

• James McGolrick † (15 Nov 1889 Appointed - 23 Jan 1918 Died)
• John Timothy McNicholas, O.P. † (18 Jul 1918 Appointed - 8 Jul 1925 Appointed, Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio)
• Thomas Anthony Welch † (17 Dec 1925 Appointed - 9 Sep 1959 Died)
• Francis Joseph Schenk † (27 Jan 1960 Appointed - 30 Apr 1969 Retired)
• Paul Francis Anderson † (30 Apr 1969 Succeeded - 17 Aug 1982 Resigned)
• Robert Henry Brom (25 Mar 1983 Appointed - 1 May 1989 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of San Diego, California)
• Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I. (12 Dec 1989 Appointed - 18 Jan 2000 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska)
• Dennis Marion Schnurr (18 Jan 2001 Appointed - 17 Oct 2008 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio)
• Paul David Sirba (15 Oct 2009 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	89,646	372,495	24.1%	94	29	123	728		10	469	74	ap1951
1966	104,791	410,815	25.5%	115	42	157	667		8	471	124	ap1967
1970	98,354	410,815	23.9%	92		92	1,069		2	397	86	ap1971
1976	93,107	406,800	22.9%	85	36	121	769		38	344	82	ap1977
1980	101,487	421,400	24.1%	90	33	123	825		34	334	130	ap1981
1990	82,820	407,000	20.3%	82	21	103	804	11	21	211	100	ap1991
1999	81,560	417,125	19.6%	83	14	97	840	24	1	175	94	ap2000
2000	79,074	415,690	19.0%	83	12	95	832	23	13	169	90	ap2001
2001	78,235	475,000	16.5%	70	12	82	954	25	14	165	90	ap2002
2002	71,531	430,852	16.6%	70	10	80	894	30	12	161	93	ap2003
2003	71,853	430,900	16.7%	71	10	81	887	33	12	160	93	ap2004
2004	70,950	431,000	16.5%	71	9	80	886	33	10	155	93	ap2005
2006	72,600	438,000	16.6%	67	13	80	907	33	13	130	93	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Robert Henry Brom (Bishop: 25 Mar 1983 to 1 May 1989)
• Dennis Marion Schnurr (Bishop: 18 Jan 2001 to 17 Oct 2008)
• Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I. (Bishop: 12 Dec 1989 to 18 Jan 2000)
• Paul David Sirba (Bishop: 15 Oct 2009 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Paul Francis Anderson † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Jul 1968; Bishop: 30 Apr 1969 to 17 Aug 1982)
• Lawrence Alexander Glenn † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jul 1956 to 27 Jan 1960)
• James McGolrick † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1889 to 23 Jan 1918)
• John Timothy McNicholas, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1918 to 8 Jul 1925)
• Francis Joseph Schenk † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1960 to 30 Apr 1969)
• Thomas Anthony Welch † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1925 to 9 Sep 1959)