Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo

Diocese of Fargo

Dioecesis Fargensis
Catholic
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory30 counties in eastern North Dakota
Episcopal conferenceUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Ecclesiastical regionRegion VIII
Ecclesiastical provinceSaint Paul and Minneapolis
Deaneries8
Headquarters5201 Bishops Blvd # A, Fargo, North Dakota 58104
Coordinates46°52′38″N 96°47′22″W / 46.87722°N 96.78944°W / 46.87722; -96.78944
Statistics
Area35,786 sq mi (92,690 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 421,135
  • 69,658 (16.5%)
Parishes129
Schools14
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedNovember 10, 1889 (135 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary
Patron saintOur Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Secular priests100, plus 7 religious priests
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJohn Thomas Folda
Metropolitan ArchbishopBernard Hebda
Vicar GeneralJoseph Goering
Map
Website
fargodiocese.org

The Diocese of Fargo (Latin: Dioecesis Fargensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in eastern North Dakota in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

The mother church is the Cathedral of St. Mary in Fargo. As of 2023, the bishop of Fargo is John Folda.