Diocese of Madison
Madisonen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Madison, Wisconsin, United States
The Diocese of Madison is a Latin Rite see covering eleven counties in south-central and southwestern Wisconsin, erected in 1946 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Bishop Donald J. Hying has led the diocese since 2019; St. Bernard Catholic Church serves as the cathedral after the original St. Raphael Cathedral was destroyed by fire in 2005.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 December 1945
- Latin
- Madisonen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Raphael the Archangel
- Annuario code
- 001002098
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 166,923
- Population
- 1,068,466
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 15.6%
- Priests
- 138
- Catholics per priest
- 1,210
- Extent
- 20,901 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 8.0
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
- Donald J. Hying
- Born
- 18 August 1963
- Birthplace
- West Allis
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. Bernard Catholic Church stands in Madison, 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 Green BayGreen Bay
- Diocese of La CrosseLa Crosse
- Diocese of SuperiorSuperior
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Southwestern Wisconsin is served by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison (Latin: Diœcesis Madisonensis). St. Bernard Catholic Church serves as its cathedral, and Donald J. Hying 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.