1. History
    Bankruptcy and Claims of Sex Abuse 

2. Bishops
    Vicar Apostolic of Northern Minnesota  Bishops of Saint Cloud  Auxiliary Bishops 

3. High schools

4. See also

5. References

6. External links

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud ({{lang-la|Dioecesis Sancti Clodoaldi}}) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota, United States. This diocese covers Benton, Douglas, Grant, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin Counties. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is Saint Cloud. The cathedral parish is the Cathedral of St. Mary. On September 20, 2013, Pope Francis named Donald Joseph Kettler bishop.

History

On February 12, 1875 Pope Pius IX established the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota. The territory, which had been part of the Diocese of Saint Paul, was evangelized by the missionary priest Father Francis Xavier Pierz.^[1] It lost territory when the Diocese of Duluth was established in 1889. On September 22 of the same year the vicariate was elevated by Pope Leo XIII to the Diocese of Saint Cloud.^[2][3]

The patron saint of the Diocese is Clodoald (Saint Cloud), a Merovingian prince who renounced his claims to the throne of the Franks, in favor of religious life. The diocese is named for the City of Saint Cloud, which takes its name from a French city, named for Clodoald.

Bankruptcy and Claims of Sex Abuse

The Diocese announced on February 28, 2018 that it would file for bankruptcy amid claims of sex abuse.^[4] On August 22, 2018, Diocese director of communications Joe Towalski announced that the Diocese of Saint Cloud would cooperate with a proposed grand jury investigation to disclose names of accused priests.^[5] Between April and October of 2016, the Diocese turned over 13,500 documents detailing claims of sex abuse.^[5]

On March 5, 2018, the Diocese of St. Cloud became the fourth diocese in Minnesota to declare bankruptcy after passage of the Minnesota Child Victims Act of 2013, which lifted the civil statute of libertarians for child abuse allegation until 2016.

Bishops

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

Vicar Apostolic of Northern Minnesota

1. Rupert Seidenbusch, O.S.B (1875–1888)

Bishops of Saint Cloud

1. John Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti (1889–1894), appointed Archbishop of Bucharest
2. Martin Marty, O.S.B (1895–1896)
3. James Trobec (1897–1914)
4. Joseph Francis Busch (1915–1953)
5. Peter William Bartholome (1953–1968)
6. George Henry Speltz (1968–1987)
7. Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B (1987–1994), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Dubuque
8. John Francis Kinney (1995–2013)
9. Donald Joseph Kettler (2013–present)

Auxiliary Bishops

• James Steven Rausch, (1973–1977), appointed Bishop of Phoenix

High schools

• Cathedral High School, St. Cloud, Minnesota
• Saint John's Preparatory School, Collegeville

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

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud Official Site

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