Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
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The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (Latin: Archidiœcesis Paulopolitana et Minneapolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is led by an archbishop who administers the archdiocese from the cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The archbishop has both a cathedral and co-cathedral: the mother church – the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Saint Paul, and the co-cathedral, the Basilica of Saint Mary[2] in Minneapolis.
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Archidiœcesis Paulopolitana et Minneapolitana | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Ecclesiastical province | Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,187 sq mi (16,020 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 3,337,219 870,490 (26.1%) |
Parishes | 187 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | July 19, 1850 (173 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Paul (Saint Paul) |
Co-cathedral | Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis) |
Patron saint | Saint Paul (Primary) Saint John Vianney (Secondary)[1] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Bernard Hebda |
Auxiliary Bishops | Michael Izen |
Bishops emeritus | John Clayton Nienstedt Lee A. Piché |
Map | |
Website | |
archspm.org |
The archdiocese has 188 parish churches in twelve counties of Minnesota. It counts in its membership an approximate total of 750,000 people. It has two seminaries, the Saint Paul Seminary and Saint John Vianney College Seminary. Its official newspaper is The Catholic Spirit.