Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo
Latin Catholic jurisdiction in North Dakota, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Diocese of Fargo (Latin: Dioecesis Fargensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in eastern North Dakota in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
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Diocese of Fargo Dioecesis Fargensis | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | 30 counties in eastern North Dakota |
Episcopal conference | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
Ecclesiastical region | Region VIII |
Ecclesiastical province | Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
Deaneries | 8 |
Headquarters | 5201 Bishops Blvd # A, Fargo, North Dakota 58104 |
Coordinates | 46°52′38″N 96°47′22″W |
Statistics | |
Area | 35,786 sq mi (92,690 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 421,135[lower-alpha 1] 69,658[lower-alpha 1] (16.5%) |
Parishes | 129 |
Schools | 14 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | November 10, 1889 (134 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Mary |
Patron saint | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception[2] |
Secular priests | 100, plus 7 religious priests |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | John Thomas Folda |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Bernard Hebda |
Vicar General | Joseph Goering |
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The mother church is the Cathedral of St. Mary in Fargo. As of 2023, the bishop of Fargo is John Folda.