Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck
Latin Catholic diocese in North Dakota, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Diocese of Bismarck (Latin: Dioecesis Bismarckiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in western 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 Bismarck Dioecesis Bismarcquensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | 23 counties in western North Dakota |
Ecclesiastical province | Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
Statistics | |
Area | 88,720 km2 (34,250 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 274,100 66,200 (24.2%) |
Parishes | 98 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | December 31, 1909 (114 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | David D. Kagan |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Bernard Hebda |
Map | |
Website | |
bismarckdiocese.com |
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As of 2023, the bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck is David Kagan. The mother church of the diocese is Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck.