Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston is a Roman Catholic diocese
in Minnesota
. It was founded on December 31, 1909. It covers the northwest section of Minnesota.
The bishop
s of the diocese are:
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
in Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. It was founded on December 31, 1909. It covers the northwest section of Minnesota.
The bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of the diocese are:
- Timothy J. CorbettTimothy J. CorbettTimothy J. Corbett was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Crookston from 1910 to 1938.-Biography:...
(1910–1938) - John Hubert PeschgesJohn Hubert PeschgesJohn Hubert Peschges was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston in Crookston, Minnesota....
(1938–1944) - Francis Joseph SchenkFrancis Joseph SchenkFrancis Joseph Schenk was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Crookston and Bishop of Duluth .-Biography:...
(1945–1960) - Lawrence Alexander GlennLawrence Alexander GlennLawrence Alexander Glenn was a U.S. bishop. He was the Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota between 1956 and 1960 when he was appointed to be the Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota....
(1960–1970) - Kenneth Joseph PovishKenneth Joseph PovishKenneth Joseph Povish was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Crookston and Bishop of Lansing .-Early life and education:...
(1970–1975) - Victor Hermann BalkeVictor Hermann BalkeVictor Hermann Balke was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Crookston from 1976-2007.Born in Meppen, Illinois , his parents were Elizabeth Knese and Bernard Balke, Sr. He attended St. Joseph Grade School in Meppen as well as the Monterey Grade School, and graduated from Hardin Community High School in...
(1976—2007) - Michael Joseph HoeppnerMichael Joseph HoeppnerMichael Joseph Hoeppner is the current Bishop of Crookston, since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 28 September 2007. Bishop Hoeppner replaced Victor Hermann Balke one day before his 76th birthday, who previously had served as Bishop of Crookston for 31 years.Bishop Hoeppner is a native of...
(2007—)
High school
- Sacred Heart High SchoolSacred Heart High School (East Grand Forks, Minnesota)Sacred Heart High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston....
, East Grand Forks
See also
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Crookston, Minnesota)Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Crookston, Minnesota)The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is an historic building located in Crookston, Minnesota listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the former cathedral church of the Catholic Diocese of Crookston....
, former cathedral church building which is listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.