The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Clodoaldi) is a

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. This diocese covers Benton,

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, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs,

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, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens,

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, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin counties. It is a

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of the

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. Its

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is Saint Cloud. The

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is the Cathedral of St. Mary. On September 20, 2013, Pope Francis named

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bishop.

History

On February 12, 1875

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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

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. It lost territory when the Diocese of Duluth was established in 1889. On September 22 of the same year the vicariate was elevated by

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to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud. The patron saint of the Diocese is

Clodoald Saint Clodoald ( la, C(h)lodoaldus, Cloudus; reconstructed Frankish: ''*Hlōdōwald''; 522 – 560 AD), better known as Saint Cloud (), was a Merovingian prince, grandson of Clovis I and son of Chlodomer, who preferred to renounce royalty and be ...

(Saint Cloud), a

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prince who renounced his claims to the throne of the

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, in favor of religious life. The diocese is named for the City of Saint Cloud, which was named after a French city named for

Sex abuse cases and bankruptcy

Between April and October of 2016, the Diocese turned over 13,500 documents to law enforcement related to allegations of sex abuse by priests of parishioners during previous decades. The Diocese announced on February 28, 2018 that it would file for bankruptcy amid lawsuits by survivors alleging sexual abuse by its priests and staff. On March 5, 2018, the Diocese of St. Cloud became the fourth diocese in Minnesota to declare

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after passage of the

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. It had lifted the previous civil statute of limitations for child abuse sexual allegations until 2016. On August 22, 2018, Joe Towalski, Diocese director of communications, announced that the Diocese of Saint Cloud would cooperate with a proposed grand jury investigation to disclose names of accused priests. On May 26, 2020, the court agreed that the Diocese could undergo bankruptcy if it forfeited $22.5 million to compensate 70 sex abuse survivors. The same day, St. Cloud Bishop

issued an apology to the sex abuse survivors for the harm they suffered. He said that he remained committed to "assist in the healing of all those who have been hurt."

Leadership

;Vicar Apostolic of Northern Minnesota * Rupert Seidenbusch,

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(1875–1888) ;Bishops of Saint Cloud *

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(1889–1894), appointed Archbishop of Bucharest *

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(1895–1896) *

James Trobec James Trobec (July 10, 1838 – December 14, 1921) was a Slovenian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the third Bishop of Saint Cloud from 1897 to 1914. Biography Early life Trobec was baptized Jakob Trobez on July 10, 183 ...

(1897–1914) *

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(1915–1953) * Peter William Bartholome (1953–1968) *

George Henry Speltz George Henry Speltz (May 29, 1912 – February 1, 2004) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Winona in Minnesota (1963–1966) and as bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud in Minnesot ...

(1968–1987) * Jerome George Hanus,

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(1987–1994), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Dubuque *

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(1995–2013) *

(2013 – December 15, 2022) * Patrick Neary, C.S.C. (elect)

Coadjutor bishops

* Peter William Bartholome (1941–1953) *

(1966–1968)

Auxiliary bishop

James Steven Rausch James Steven Rausch (September 4, 1928 – May 18, 1981) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix in Arizona from 1977 until his death in 1981. He previously served as an auxi ...

(1973–1977), appointed Bishop of Phoenix

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Henry Joseph Soenneker, Bishop of Owensboro (1961–1982) *

Harold Joseph Dimmerling Harold Joseph Dimmerling (September 23, 1914 – December 13, 1987) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City, Diocese of Rapid City in South Dakota from 196 ...

, Bishop of Rapid City (1969–1987)

High schools

* Cathedral High School,

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* Saint John's Preparatory School, Collegeville

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud Official Site
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History

Sex abuse cases and bankruptcy

Leadership

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishop

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

High schools

See also

References

External links