Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior

Diocese of Superior

Dioecesis Superiorensis
Cathedral of Christ the King
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory16 counties in northwestern Wisconsin
Ecclesiastical provinceMilwaukee
Statistics
Area15,715 sq mi (40,700 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
458,000
78,826 (17.2%)
Parishes105
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMay 3, 1905 (119 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King
Patron saintSt. Augustine of Hippo[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJames Patrick Powers
Metropolitan ArchbishopJerome E. Listecki
Map
Map of Wisconsin indicating counties within the Diocese of Superior
Website
catholicdos.org

The Diocese of Superior (Latin: Dioecesis Superiorensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in northwest Wisconsin in the United States. Its episcopal see is Superior, and the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior is its mother church. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

  1. ^ "Our Patron Saint".