The Diocese of Crookston ( la, Diœcesis Crookstoniensis) is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
of the
Catholic Church
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that covers the northwest section of the state of
Minnesota
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in the
United States of America
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. The Diocese of Crookston is a
suffragan diocese in the
ecclesiastical province
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of the
metropolitan Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis ( la, Archidiœcesis Paulopolitana et Minneapolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is led by an archbishop who administers ...
.
The
episcopal see for the diocese is
Crookston, Minnesota
Crookston is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Polk County. The population was 7,482 at the 2020 census. It is part of the " Grand Forks, ND- MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks".
Crookston ...
. The
cathedral
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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 erected on December 31, 1909, by
Pope Pius X with territory drawn from the Archdiocese of Saint Paul.
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Bishops
The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:
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Timothy J. Corbett (1910–38)
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John Hubert Peschges (1938–44)
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Francis Joseph Schenk
Francis Joseph Schenk (April 1, 1901 – October 28, 1969) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Crookston in Minnesota (1945–1960) and bishop of the Diocese of Duluth in Minnesota (1960â ...
(1945–60), appointed
Bishop of Duluth
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Lawrence Alexander Glenn (1960–70)
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Kenneth Joseph Povish (1970–75), appointed
Bishop of Lansing
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Victor Hermann Balke (1976-2007)
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Michael Joseph Hoeppner (2007–2021)
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Andrew H. Cozzens (2021-)
Schools
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Sacred Heart High School, East Grand Forks
See also
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Catholic Church by country
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Catholic Church in the United States
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Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
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Global organisation of the Catholic Church
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List of Roman Catholic archdioceses
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Many smaller countries, as well as large countries with small Catholic po ...
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List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
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(including archdioceses)
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List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view)
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(including archdioceses)
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List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
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References
External links
Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston Official Site
Crookston
Diocese of Crookston
Polk County, Minnesota
Christian organizations established in 1909
Crookston
Crookston
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