DIOCESE AT A GLANCE
Date Established: Nov. 18, 1957
Current Bishop: Pope Francis appointed Bishop Chad W. Zielinski the fifth bishop of New Ulm on July 12, 2022. Installation Mass to be on September 27, 2022.
Past Bishops:
Most Reverend John M. LeVoir (2008-2020)
Most Reverend John C. Nienstedt (2001-2007)
Most Reverend Raymond A. Lucker (1975-2000)
Most Reverend Alphonse J. Schladweiler (1957-1975)
GEOGRAPHY AND DEMOGRAPHICS
Minnesota Counties: 15 (Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon,
McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Swift, Yellow Medicine)
Total Square Miles: 9,863
Total Population: 285,011 (as of 2021)
Catholic Population: 48,201 (as of June 30, 2021)
PARISH ORGANIZATION
(as of July 1, 2022)
Parishes: 59
LEADERSHIP
(as of July 1, 2022)
Assigned Priests: 32
Retired Priests: 22
Assigned Permanent Deacons: 18
Catholic Schools
Elementary Schools (PK): 11
Elementary Schools (K-8): 13 [
High Schools (9-12): 3 [
Latino POPULATION
There are vibrant Latino communities in Glencoe, Litchfield, Marshall, Montevideo,
Willmar, and a number of smaller towns. The estimated resident Latino
population in the diocese's 15 counties is 13,487.