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Diocese of Saint Cloud

Dioecesis Sancti Clodoaldi



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Bishop(s)

  • Patrick Michael Neary, C.S.C., Bishop
  • Donald Joseph Kettler, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 September 1889
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Minnesota
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 31,730 (12,255 Square Miles)
  • Description: Stearns, Sherburne, Benton, Morrison, Millelacs, Kennebec, Isanti, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, Grant, Douglas, Wilkin, Otter Tail, Todd, and Wadena Counties.
  • Conference Region: VIII (MN, ND, SD)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SCL
  • Official Web Site: http://www.stcdio.org/
  • Mailing Address: Diocesan Chancery, P.O. Box 1248, Saint Cloud, MN 56302, 214 Third Ave. South, Saint Cloud, MN 56301, USA
  • Telephone: (320)251-2340
  • Fax: 251-0470

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota
12 February 1875ErectedDiocese of Saint Paul Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota (erected) (Northern part of Minnesota and part of Dakota)
3 October 1889Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota Diocese of Duluth (erected)
Diocese of Saint Cloud
22 September 1889ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) Diocese of Saint Cloud (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Saint Cloud
195090,882321,46528.3%157281854913091,252139ap1951
1966139,241330,02142.2%1891603493981261,540147ap1967
1970145,3471691653344352471,425137ap1971
1976145,347349,85341.5%15215530747312291,153139ap1977
1980154,000360,00042.8%1441482925275230871147ap1981
1990151,116442,00034.2%14512226756524213675144ap1991
1999148,243474,54631.2%1381392775353769674140ap2000
2000147,577480,37530.7%13111624759736193660139ap2001
2001147,047488,18130.1%13211624859235202648139ap2002
2002147,849499,10329.6%12311123463137196633138ap2003
2003148,466440,70133.7%13211424660340198609138ap2004
2004147,748516,75528.6%11610922565644178585138ap2005
2010142,576558,89025.5%11510321865448159464135ap2011
2014133,307561,48523.7%10810120963749168401131ap2015
2017133,215570,68023.3%9910120066656212374134ap2018
2020125,850581,00021.7%9610119763857173286131ap2021

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


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