Diocese of New Ulm
Novae Ulmae
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · New Ulm, Minnesota, United States
The Diocese of New Ulm is a Latin Church diocese in western Minnesota erected in 1957, covering 15 counties. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 18 November 1957
- Latin
- Novae Ulmae
- Patron
- Mary, Mother of God
- Annuario code
- 001002380
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 42,068
- Population
- 282,719
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 14.9%
- Priests
- 47
- Catholics per priest
- 895
- Extent
- 25,545 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.6
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
- Chad W. Zielinski
- Born
- 8 September 1964
- Birthplace
- Detroit
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
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity stands in New Ulm, 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 Saint Paul and Minneapolis
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Saint Paul and MinneapolisSaint Paul
- Diocese of BismarckBismarck
- Diocese of CrookstonCrookston
- Diocese of DuluthDuluth
- Diocese of FargoFargo
- Diocese of Rapid CityRapid City
- Diocese of Saint CloudSaint Cloud
- Diocese of Sioux FallsSioux Falls
- Diocese of Winona-RochesterWinona
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Western Minnesota is the territory of the Diocese of New Ulm (Latin: Dioecesis Novae Ulmae), a Catholic see suffragan to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Its cathedral parish is the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.