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Diocese of Bismarck

Dioecesis Bismarckiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • David Dennis Kagan, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 31 December 1909
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: North Dakota
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 88,754 (34,281 Square Miles)
  • Description: Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh, Divide, Dunn, Emmons, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Oliver, Renville, Sioux, Slope, Stark, Ward, and Williams Counties.
  • Conference Region: VIII (MN, ND, SD)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: BIS
  • Official Web Site: http://www.bismarckdiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: 520 N. Washington St., Bismarck, ND 58501; P.O. Box 1575, Bismarck, ND 58502, USA
  • Telephone: (701)223-1347
  • Fax: 223-3693

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
31 December 1909ErectedDiocese of Fargo Diocese of Bismarck (erected)
13 January 2018Territory AddedDiocese of Fargo (Saint John in Lansford) Diocese of Bismarck

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195050,321233,06221.6%818216330856213144ap1951
195962,972243,79425.8%936215540671248136ap1960
196675,838245,69830.9%1026416645677290132ap1967
197074,404245,69830.3%92601524897942087ap1971
197673,744244,77730.1%79501295718134677ap1977
198076,817249,00030.9%75621375608729873ap1981
199071,328273,27826.1%7840118604406420369ap1991
199966,763253,55226.3%672895702562115362ap2000
200067,559253,55226.6%6629957115950149100ap2001
200168,484254,42626.9%7027977065953142100ap2002
200267,416254,42626.5%6927967026351140100ap2003
200361,378254,42624.1%7028986266656138100ap2004
200464,245259,47924.8%6828966696854129100ap2005
200662,898261,00024.1%702797648725012262ap2007
201065,284270,00024.2%66329866677529599ap2011
201266,200274,10024.2%73229569679427898ap2013
201559,130315,29218.8%69239264281418698ap2016
201860,342337,60617.9%64198372778387597ap2019
202060,192336,52017.9%63127580284337397ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 110, Page 1,692, and Page 1,693

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