Diocese of Green Bay
Sinus Viridis
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
The Diocese of Green Bay serves northeastern Wisconsin and was erected in 1868. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, with its cathedral dedicated to St. Francis Xavier.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3 March 1868
- Latin
- Sinus Viridis
- Patron
- St. Francis Xavier
- Annuario code
- 001001523
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 369,556
- Population
- 998,800
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 37.0%
- Priests
- 252
- Catholics per priest
- 1,466
- Extent
- 27,785 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 13
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- David L. Ricken
- Born
- 9 November 1952
- Birthplace
- Dodge City
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral stands in Green Bay, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Milwaukee
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of MilwaukeeMilwaukee
- Diocese of La CrosseLa Crosse
- Diocese of MadisonMadison
- Diocese of SuperiorSuperior
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected in 1868, the Diocese of Green Bay (Latin: Diocesis Sinus Viridis) covers the northeast region of Wisconsin in the United States as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The Cathedral of Saint Francis Xavier in Green Bay serves as its mother church, and David Ricken is the bishop.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.