Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo

Diocese of Fargo Dioecesis Fargensis
Location
Country	United States
Territory	30 counties in eastern North Dakota
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Metropolitan	Fargo, North Dakota
Population - Catholics	84,190
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	April 6, 1897
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Mary
Patron saint	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Bishop	Samuel Joseph Aquila Bishop of Fargo
Metropolitan Archbishop	John Clayton Nienstedt Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Map
Website
fargodiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo (Latin: Dioecesis Fargensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in North Dakota. It was founded on April 6, 1897 by Pope Leo XIII.^[1] Fargo, North Dakota is the episcopal see of the diocese.

Bishops of the Diocese of Fargo

The bishops that have served the Diocese of Fargo are:

• John Shanley (1889–1909)
• James O'Reilly (1909–1934)
• Aloisius Joseph Muench (1935–1959)
• Leo Ferdinand Dworschak (1960–1970)
• Justin Albert Driscoll (1970–1984)
• James Stephen Sullivan (1985–2002)
• Samuel Joseph Aquila (2002—)

Departments

The Diocese of Fargo operates a number of departments serving the various needs of the bishop and parishes. The departments include:

• Archives
• Catholic Education and Formation Office (CEF)
• Catholic Schools
• Cemeteries
• Communications
• Education for Parish Service (EPS)
• Evangelization and Catechesis
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Marriage & Family Life
• Marriage Tribunal
• Properties Management
• Respect Life
• Stewardship & Development
• Technology
• Youth & Young Adult

Parishes

Fargo parishes

• Cardinal Muench Seminary ^[2]
• Cathedral of St. Mary ^[3]
• Holy Spirit Catholic Church ^[4]
• Nativity Catholic Church ^[5]
• St. Anthony of Padua's Catholic Church ^[6]
• Sts. Anne & Joachim's Catholic Church ^[7]
• St. Paul's Catholic Newman Center ^[8]

Grand Forks parishes

• Holy Family Catholic Church ^[9]
• St. Mary's Catholic Church ^[10]
• St. Michael's Catholic Church ^[11]
• St. Thomas Aquinas' Newman Center ^[12]

West Fargo parishes

• Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church ^[13]
• Holy Cross Catholic Church ^[14]

Schools

Elementary schools

• Holy Spirit, Fargo
• Nativity, Fargo
• St. Ann Elementary, Belcourt
• St. Joseph Elementary, Devils Lake
• St. Michael Elementary, Grand Forks
• Holy Family Elementary, Grand Forks
• St. Alphonsus Elementary, Langdon
• St. John Academy, Jamestown
• Little Flower Elementary, Rugby
• St. Catherine Elementary, Valley City
• St. John Elementary, Wahpeton

Middle schools

• Sullivan Middle School, Fargo

High schools

• Shanley High School, Fargo

Seminary

The Diocese of Fargo also operates Cardinal Meunch Seminary, established in 1962, for the formation of men to the priesthood. The seminary is slated to be closed in May 2011 due to increased cost of operation and lack of funding.

External links

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