Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Paulopolitan(us) et Minneapolitan(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese erected as the Diocese of Saint Paul in 1850 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1888. Archbishop Bernard Hebda has led the see since 2016.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1850
- Latin
- Paulopolitan(us) et Minneapolitan(us)
- Patron
- Saint Paul the Apostle
- Annuario code
- 001002829
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 870,490
- Population
- 3,337,219
- Catholic share
- 26.1%
- Priests
- 340
- Catholics per priest
- 2,560
- Extent
- 16,024 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 54
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Bernard A. Hebda
- Born
- 3 September 1959
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Paul stands in Saint Paul, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Basilica of Saint Mary.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of BismarckBismarck
- Diocese of CrookstonCrookston
- Diocese of DuluthDuluth
- Diocese of FargoFargo
- Diocese of New UlmNew Ulm
- Diocese of Rapid CityRapid City
- Diocese of Saint CloudSaint Cloud
- Diocese of Sioux FallsSioux Falls
- Diocese of Winona-RochesterWinona
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In the state of Minnesota in the United States, the Catholic Church is served by the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (Latin: Archidiœcesis Paulopolitana et Minneapolitana). Unusually, its archbishop presides over two principal churches: the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Saint Paul serves as the mother church, while the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis holds the rank of co-cathedral.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].