- Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior
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Diocese of Superior
Dioecesis Superiorensis
Cathedral of Christ the KingLocation Country United States Territory 16 counties in northwestern Wisconsin Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Milwaukee Metropolitan Superior, Wisconsin Population
- Catholics
83,622Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established May 3, 1905 Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the King Patron saint St. Augustine of Hippo Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Bishop of Superior Metropolitan Archbishop Archbishop of Milwaukee Map 
The Diocese of Superior (in aqua) within the Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee.Website catholicdos.org The Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior is in northern Wisconsin. It comprises the city of Superior and the counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, and Washburn in Wisconsin, with an area of 15,715 square miles (40,700 km2). Its episcopal see is Superior, and the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior is the mother church.
History
The diocese was established on May 3, 1905 by Pope Pius X.[1] It was created from the northern part of the Diocese of La Crosse and the northwestern part of the Diocese of Green Bay, with Augustine Francis Schinner as the first bishop.[2][3] It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
The following is a list of the Roman Catholic Bishops of the Diocese of Superior and their terms of service:
- Augustine Francis Schinner (1905–1913)
- Joseph Maria Koudelka (1913–1921)
- Joseph G. Pinten (1922–1926)
- Theodore M. Reverman (1926–1941)
- William Patrick O'Connor (1942–1946)
- Albert Gregory Meyer (1946–1953)
- Joseph John Annabring (1954–1959)
- George Albert Hammes (1960–1985)
- Raphael Michael Fliss (1985–2007)
- Peter F. Christensen (2007-present)
External links
Notes
- ^ Blied, Rev. Benjamin J. (1980). St. John the Baptist Congregation. p. 62.
- ^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsupe.html
- ^ http://www.catholicdos.org/index.php?cat=121312060687509
Categories:- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee
- Douglas County, Wisconsin
- Religious organizations established in 1905
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