Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck (Latin: Dioecesis Bismarckiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in North Dakota. It was founded on December 31, 1909. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, which is headquartered in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.

The past bishops of the diocese are:

John Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle (1910–1939)
Vincent James Ryan (1939–1951)
Lambert Anthony Hoch (1952–1956)
Hilary Baumann Hacker (1956–1982)
John Francis Kinney (1982–1995)
Paul Albert Zipfel (1996—)

1 Diocesan officers
2 Diocesan area
3 Diocesan offices
4 Diocesan consultative groups
5 High schools
6 External links

[edit] Diocesan officers

Bishop
Chancellor
Financial Officer
Judicial Vicar
Vicar General

[edit] Diocesan area

The Bismarck diocese covers 23 western North Dakota counties, over 253,000 people, and over 34,000 square miles. The diocese ministers to approximately 66,400 Catholic church members.