Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston (Latin: Dioecesis Crookstoniensis) is the diocese of the Western or Latin Church of the Catholic Church that covers the northwest section of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America. The current bishop of the diocese is Michael Hoeppner. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Diocese of Crookston Dioecesis Crookstoniensis
Location
Country	United States
Territory	14 counties in northwestern Minnesota
Ecclesiastical province	Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Statistics
Area	17,210 sq mi (44,600 km^2)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 250,941 35,780 (14.3%)
Parishes	67
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	December 31, 1909 (111 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Michael Joseph Hoeppner
Bishops emeritus	Victor Hermann Balke
Map
Website
crookston.org

The Episcopal see for the diocese is Crookston, Minnesota. The cathedral parish of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The Diocese of Crookston comprises the 14 counties of Kittson, Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Polk, Red Lake, Pennington, Clearwater, Beltrami, Norman, Mahnomen, Hubbard, Clay and Becker.

The diocese was founded on December 31, 1909 by Pope Pius X. Its territory was taken from the Archdiocese of Saint Paul.[1][2]

Bishops

The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:

1. Timothy J. Corbett (1910–38)
2. John Hubert Peschges (1938–44)
3. Francis Joseph Schenk (1945–60), appointed Bishop of Duluth
4. Lawrence Alexander Glenn (1960–70)
5. Kenneth Joseph Povish (1970–75), appointed Bishop of Lansing
6. Victor Hermann Balke (1976-2007)
7. Michael Joseph Hoeppner (2007–Present)

Schools

• Sacred Heart High School, East Grand Forks

See also

• 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

References

1. "Diocese of Crookston". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
2. "Diocese of Crookston". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-06-03.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston Official Site