Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Archidiœcesis Paulopolitana et Minneapolitana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Ecclesiastical province | Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,187 sq mi (16,020 km2) |
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| Parishes | 186 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 19, 1850 (174 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Paul (Saint Paul) |
| Co-cathedral | Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis) |
| Patron saint | Saint Paul (Primary) Saint John Vianney (Secondary) |
| Secular priests | 340 diocesan (208 active, non-retired) 78 religious |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Bernard Hebda |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Michael Izen Kevin Kenney |
| Vicar General | Michael Tix, Charles Lachowitzer |
| Judicial Vicar | Michael C. Johnson |
| Bishops emeritus | John Clayton Nienstedt Lee A. Piché |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| archspm.org | |
| Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis | |
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Barry-wavy of eight azure and argent, a sword in pale, point down, the grasp and guard shaped as a cross-patonce, between two crosses-patonce in fess gules. The arms of the diocese features a field of waves representing Minnesota (from the Dakota mní sóta, "clear blue water"). The sword represents Paul the Apostle. Combined with the sword, the two crosses honor the Trinity. More recently, the double crosses have been taken to represent the Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. |
The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (Latin: Archidiœcesis Paulopolitana et Minneapolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is led by an archbishop who administers the archdiocese from the cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The archbishop has both a cathedral and co-cathedral: the mother church – the Cathedral of Saint Paul in–Saint Paul, and the co-cathedral, the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis.
The archdiocese has 188 parish churches in twelve counties of Minnesota. It counts in its membership an approximate total of 750,000 people. It has two seminaries, the Saint Paul Seminary and Saint John Vianney College Seminary. Its official newspaper is The Catholic Spirit.