Suffragan diocese Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Diocese of Madison
Madisonen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Madison is a Latin Rite see covering eleven counties in south-central and southwestern Wisconsin, erected in 1946 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Bishop Donald J. Hying has led the diocese since 2019; St. Bernard Catholic Church serves as the cathedral after the original St. Raphael Cathedral was destroyed by fire in 2005.
On the map
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- Established
- 1946
- Catholics
- 166,923
- Priests
- 138
- Territory
- 20,901 km²
Parishes and churches
130 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. ThomasMontfortView parish
- St. ThomasPotosiView parish
- St. Thomas AquinasMadisonMass times recorded
- St. Thomas the ApostleBeloitView parish
- St. Thomas the ApostlePoynetteView parish
- St. WilliamJanesvilleView parish
- St. WilliamPaoliView parish
- Sts. Anthony and PhilipHighlandView parish
- Sts. Mary and PaulMineral PointView parish
- Valley of Our LadyPrairie Du SacView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Donald J. Hying
- Born
- 18 August 1963
- Birthplace
- West Allis
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Bernard Catholic Church stands in Madison, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Southwestern Wisconsin is served by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison (Latin: Diœcesis Madisonensis). St. Bernard Catholic Church serves as its cathedral, and Donald J. Hying is the bishop.
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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle declares Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen blessed
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle declared Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen blessed during a Mass in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 24, 2026. During his homily, Cardinal Tagle highlighted the piety and missionary zeal of the American evangelizer. He noted that Sheen represented values such as humility, solidarity with the poor and sick, and a living connection to Christ. Sheen was a 20th-century theologian, teacher, preacher, and pioneer in Catholic communications.
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Today in St. Louis, MO, Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified! 🎉 Let us rejoice with the Church in the United States today as this holy man enters the final stage before…
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified today in St. Louis, Missouri, moving him into the final stage before canonization.
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Though it's generally not celebrated liturgically, September 24 is the feast of Mary as the Mother of Mercy! Mary is popularly invoked as "Mother of Mercy" in the "Hail, Holy…
September 24 marks the feast of Mary as the Mother of Mercy, a title popularly used in the Hail, Holy Queen prayer despite not being a general liturgical celebration, according to the Diocese of Madison.
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The Church's teaching on love and sexuality is often heard as a list of rules. Jason Evert makes the case that it's something else entirely: good news. In this episode of…
Bishop Hying interviewed speaker and author Jason Evert on the program Things Visible and Invisible to discuss how Church teachings on love and sexuality represent good news rather than a list of rules.
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Tonight's the night! Join Bishop Hying and faithful from the Diocese of Madison for this year's St. Therese Lecture, featuring Fr. James Kubicki, SJ, who will be speaking on…
Bishop Hying and the Diocese of Madison will host Fr. James Kubicki, SJ, for the St. Therese Lecture on the Sacred Heart devotion. The event begins at 7:00 pm at the Oratory at Holy Name Heights.
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