Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth (Latin: Dioecesis Duluthensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota. The episcopal see is in Duluth, Minnesota. The diocese includes Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine and St. Louis Counties.[1]
Diocese of Duluth Dioecesis Duluthensis | |
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 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | 10 counties in northeastern Minnesota |
| Ecclesiastical province | Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 22,354 sq mi (57,900 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 438,000 72,600 (16.6%) |
| Parishes | 93 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | October 3, 1889 (130 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Holy Rosary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vacant |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.dioceseduluth.org | |
HistoryEdit
The diocese was established on October 3, 1889 by Pope Leo XIII. Its territory was taken from the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota.[2][3]
Sex Abuse and BankruptcyEdit
The Diocese of Duluth filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December 7, 2015 after facing a nearly $5 million verdict, six lawsuits and a dozen additional claims stemming from child sexual abuse cases.[4] In May 2019, the Diocese of Duluth agreed to pay $40 million to 125 plaintiffs suing the Diocese for allowing 37 priests to sexually abuse them.[5]
Bishops of DuluthEdit
The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:
- James McGolrick (1889–1918)
- John Timothy McNicholas, O.P. (1918–1925), appointed Archbishop of Cincinnati
- Thomas Anthony Welch (1925–1959)
- Francis Joseph Schenk (1960–1969)
- Paul Francis Anderson (1969–1982), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sioux Falls
- Robert Henry Brom (1983–1989), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of San Diego
- Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I. (1989–2000), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Anchorage
- Dennis Marion Schnurr (2001-2008), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Cincinnati
- Paul Sirba (2009–2019)
Coadjutor bishopEdit
- Paul Francis Anderson (1968-1969)
Auxiliary bishopEdit
- Lawrence Alexander Glenn (1956-1960), appointed Bishop of Crookston
See alsoEdit
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Diocese of Duluth at Catholic-Hierarchy
- ^ "Diocese of Duluth". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ^ "Diocese of Duluth". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ^ http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3898226-diocese-duluth-files-bankruptcy
- ^ https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/05/01/settlement-reached-in-duluth-diocese-church-abuse-cases