We Salute You, Diocese of Bismarck, North Dakota!
The Diocese of Bismarck was established on New Year's Eve, 1909 by Pope Saint Pius X by taking a hunk form the Diocese of Fargo. It's first Bishop was John Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle , a Benedictine from Switzerland who remained bishop until 1939!
He was the one who began the construction of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck, but he had to halt the effort during the Depression. The Cathedral was finally was completed in 1945, much to the admiration of...some.
Word of the day....the Diocese of Bismarck is a SUFRAGEN of the Diocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis , Minnesota. According to Webster's on-line, a sufragen is, "a diocesan bishop (as in the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England) subordinate to a metropolitan". I'm not sure if "subordinate" is the right word.....
Weirdly, Wikipedia lists the Patron Saint of the Diocese of Bismarck as "Immaculate Conception".
He was the one who began the construction of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck, but he had to halt the effort during the Depression. The Cathedral was finally was completed in 1945, much to the admiration of...some.
Word of the day....the Diocese of Bismarck is a SUFRAGEN of the Diocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis , Minnesota. According to Webster's on-line, a sufragen is, "a diocesan bishop (as in the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England) subordinate to a metropolitan". I'm not sure if "subordinate" is the right word.....
Weirdly, Wikipedia lists the Patron Saint of the Diocese of Bismarck as "Immaculate Conception".
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posted by jope @ January 17, 2014
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