Duluth (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Daniel John Felton, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 3 October 1889
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Minnesota
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 32,000 (12,360 Square Miles)
Description: Comprises 10 counties in Minnesota: Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine and St. Louis.
Conference Region: VIII (MN, ND, SD)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: DUL
Official Web Site: http://www.dioceseduluth.org/
Mailing Address: 2830 E. 4th St., Duluth, MN 55812, USA
Telephone: (218)724-9111
Fax: 724-2221

Past and Present Ordinaries

James McGolrick † (29 Nov 1889 Appointed - 23 Jan 1918 Died)
John Timothy McNicholas, O.P. † (18 Jul 1918 Appointed - 18 May 1925 Appointed, Bishop of Indianapolis, Indiana)
Thomas Anthony Welch † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 9 Sep 1959 Died)
Francis Joseph Schenk † (19 Jan 1960 Appointed - 30 Apr 1969 Retired)
Paul Francis Anderson † (30 Apr 1969 Succeeded - 17 Aug 1982 Resigned)
Robert Henry Brom † (25 Mar 1983 Appointed - 22 Apr 1989 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of San Diego, California)
Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I. (12 Dec 1989 Appointed - 18 Jan 2000 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska)
Dennis Marion Schnurr (18 Jan 2001 Appointed - 17 Oct 2008 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio)
Paul David Sirba † (15 Oct 2009 Appointed - 1 Dec 2019 Died)
Michel Joseph Mulloy (19 Jun 2020 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Daniel John Felton (7 Apr 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3 October 1889	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota	Diocese of Duluth (erected)
31 December 1909	Territory Lost	Diocese of Duluth (Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Marshall, Mahnomen, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Rosseau Counties.)	Diocese of Crookston (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 89,646 372,495 24.1% 94 29 123 728 10 469 74 ap1951

1966 104,791 410,815 25.5% 115 42 157 667 8 471 124 ap1967

1970 98,354 410,815 23.9% 92 92 1,069 2 397 86 ap1971

1976 93,107 406,800 22.9% 85 36 121 769 38 344 82 ap1977

1980 101,487 421,400 24.1% 90 33 123 825 34 334 130 ap1981

1990 82,820 407,000 20.3% 82 21 103 804 11 21 211 100 ap1991

1999 81,560 417,125 19.6% 83 14 97 840 24 1 175 94 ap2000

2000 79,074 415,690 19.0% 83 12 95 832 23 13 169 90 ap2001

2001 78,235 475,000 16.5% 70 12 82 954 25 14 165 90 ap2002

2002 71,531 430,852 16.6% 70 10 80 894 30 12 161 93 ap2003

2003 71,853 430,900 16.7% 71 10 81 887 33 12 160 93 ap2004

2004 70,950 431,000 16.5% 71 9 80 886 33 10 155 93 ap2005

2006 72,600 438,000 16.6% 67 13 80 907 33 13 130 93 ap2007

2013 56,417 446,956 12.6% 76 9 85 663 51 9 97 91 ap2014

2016 53,046 447,568 11.9% 71 3 74 716 57 3 82 74 ap2017

2019 47,414 447,896 10.6% 71 1 72 658 64 1 59 73 ap2020

2021 44,642 448,703 9.9% 66 2 68 656 62 2 51 71 ap2022

2023 45,000 452,293 9.9% 62 2 64 703 62 2 43 70 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	89,646	372,495	24.1%	94	29	123	728		10	469	74	ap1951
1966	104,791	410,815	25.5%	115	42	157	667		8	471	124	ap1967
1970	98,354	410,815	23.9%	92		92	1,069		2	397	86	ap1971
1976	93,107	406,800	22.9%	85	36	121	769		38	344	82	ap1977
1980	101,487	421,400	24.1%	90	33	123	825		34	334	130	ap1981
1990	82,820	407,000	20.3%	82	21	103	804	11	21	211	100	ap1991
1999	81,560	417,125	19.6%	83	14	97	840	24	1	175	94	ap2000
2000	79,074	415,690	19.0%	83	12	95	832	23	13	169	90	ap2001
2001	78,235	475,000	16.5%	70	12	82	954	25	14	165	90	ap2002
2002	71,531	430,852	16.6%	70	10	80	894	30	12	161	93	ap2003
2003	71,853	430,900	16.7%	71	10	81	887	33	12	160	93	ap2004
2004	70,950	431,000	16.5%	71	9	80	886	33	10	155	93	ap2005
2006	72,600	438,000	16.6%	67	13	80	907	33	13	130	93	ap2007
2013	56,417	446,956	12.6%	76	9	85	663	51	9	97	91	ap2014
2016	53,046	447,568	11.9%	71	3	74	716	57	3	82	74	ap2017
2019	47,414	447,896	10.6%	71	1	72	658	64	1	59	73	ap2020
2021	44,642	448,703	9.9%	66	2	68	656	62	2	51	71	ap2022
2023	45,000	452,293	9.9%	62	2	64	703	62	2	43	70	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Paul Francis Anderson † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Jul 1968; Bishop: 30 Apr 1969 to 17 Aug 1982)
Robert Henry Brom † (Bishop: 25 Mar 1983 to 22 Apr 1989)
Laurence Alexander Glenn † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jul 1956 to 27 Jan 1960)
James McGolrick † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1889 to 23 Jan 1918)
John Timothy McNicholas, O.P. † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1918 to 18 May 1925)
Peter Michael Muhich † (Priest: 29 Sep 1989 to 12 May 2020)
Francis Joseph Schenk † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1960 to 30 Apr 1969)
Paul David Sirba † (Bishop: 15 Oct 2009 to 1 Dec 2019)
Thomas Anthony Welch † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 9 Sep 1959)

Diocese of Duluth

Dioecesis Duluthensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased