Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth is a Roman Catholic diocese in Minnesota. The episcopal see is in Duluth, Minnesota. The diocese includes Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine and St. Louis Counties.

History

The diocese was established on October 3, 1889 by Pope Leo XIII. Its territory was taken from the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota.

Sex Abuse and Bankruptcy

The Diocese of Duluth filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December 7, 2015 after facing a nearly $5 million verdict, six lawsuits and a dozen additional claims stemming from child sexual abuse cases. In May 2019, the Diocese of Duluth agreed to pay $40 million to 125 plaintiffs suing the Diocese for allowing 37 priests to sexually abuse them.

Bishops

The list of bishops of the diocese and their terms of service:
  1. James McGolrick
  2. John Timothy McNicholas, O.P., appointed Archbishop of Cincinnati
  3. Thomas Anthony Welch
  4. Francis Joseph Schenk
  5. Paul Francis Anderson, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sioux Falls
  6. Robert Henry Brom, appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of San Diego
  7. Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I., appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Anchorage
  8. Dennis Marion Schnurr, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Cincinnati
  9. Paul Sirba
  10. Michel Mulloy

    Coadjutor bishop