The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth ( la, Dioecesis Duluthensis) is a

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. The diocese includes Aitkin,

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History

The diocese was established on October 3, 1889 by

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. Its territory was taken from the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota. In 2020,

Michel Mulloy Michel Joseph Mulloy (born May 20, 1954) is an American priest of the Catholic Church. He was bishop-elect of the Diocese of Duluth from June 2020 to September 2020 when he resigned his posts and ceased exercising his ministry following an allega ...

, a priest of the

Diocese of Rapid City The Diocese of Rapid City ( la, Dioecesis Rapidopolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in western South Dakota, United States. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolis (reli ...

, was appointed Bishop of Duluth but resigned the appointment before it took effect due to allegations that he sexually abused a minor.

Sex abuse and bankruptcy

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. 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.

Bishops

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

James McGolrick James McGolrick (May 1, 1841 – January 23, 1918) was an Irish-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the first bishop of the Diocese of Duluth in Minnesota, serving from 1889 until his death. Biography Early life James McGolr ...

(1889–1918) # John Timothy McNicholas, O.P. (1918–1925), appointed Archbishop of Cincinnati # Thomas Anthony Welch (1925–1959) #

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 (1960� ...

(1960–1969) #

Paul Francis Anderson Paul Francis Anderson (April 20, 1917 – January 4, 1987) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Duluth (1969–1982) and Auxiliary Bishop of Sioux Falls (1982–1987). Biography Paul Anderson was born ...

(1969–1982), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sioux Falls #

Robert Henry Brom Robert Henry Brom (September 18, 1938 – May 9, 2022) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Duluth in Minnesota, from 1983 to 1989, and as bishop of the Diocese of San Diego in Southern ...

(1983–1989), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of San Diego #

Roger Lawrence Schwietz Roger Lawrence Schwietz, OMI (born July 3, 1940) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. Schwieta served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Anchorage in Alaska from 2001 to 2016. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Du ...

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(1989–2000), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Anchorage #

Dennis Marion Schnurr Dennis Marion Schnurr (born June 21, 1948) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in Ohio since 2009. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Duluth in Minnesota fro ...

(2001–2008), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Cincinnati # Paul Sirba (2009–2019) # Daniel John Felton (2021–present)

Coadjutor bishop

(1968-1969)

Auxiliary bishop

Lawrence Alexander Glenn Laurence Alexander Glenn (August 25, 1900 – January 26, 1985) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Duluth in Minnesota between 1956 and 1960 and bishop of the Diocese of ...

(1956-1960), appointed Bishop of Crookston

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Peter Michael Muhich Peter Michael Muhich (born May 13, 1961) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City in South Dakota since 2020. Biography Early years Peter Muhich was born on May 13, 196 ...

, appointed Bishop of Rapid City in 2020

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth Official Site
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Duluth , settlement_type = City , nicknames = Twin Ports (with Superior), Zenith City , motto = , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top: urban Duluth skyline; Minnesota ...

Diocese of Duluth Religious organizations established in 1889