Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison
The Diocese of Madison (Latin: Diœcesis Madisonensis) is a Latin Church diocese in the southwestern part of Wisconsin in the United States. The diocese has approximately 167,000 Catholics in 102 parishes with 98 priests in active ministry.
Diocese of Madison Diœcesis Madisonensis | |
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Holy Name Seminary | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Columbia, Dane, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Marquette, Rock and Sauk, Wisconsin |
| Ecclesiastical province | Milwaukee |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,070 sq mi (20,900 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 1,068,466 166,923 (16%) |
| Parishes | 102 |
| Schools | 46 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 9, 1946 (78 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Saint Raphael's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Donald J. Hying |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jerome Listecki |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| madisondiocese.org | |
The bishop of Madison is Donald J. Hying. The diocese currently has no cathedral. Its previous cathedral, Saint Raphael's, was destroyed by fire in 2005.
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