Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison

Roman Catholic Diocese Of Madison

The Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin, is the Roman Catholic Diocese for the southwest corner of Wisconsin. It comprises Columbia, Dane, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, LaFayette, Marquette, Rock, and Sauk counties. The area of the diocese is approximately 8,070 square miles (20,900 km2). There are about 270,000 Catholics in the Diocese.

There are currently 134 parishes in the Diocese with approximately 95 priests in active ministry. The current Bishop of this diocese is Bishop Robert C. Morlino. Saint Raphael's Cathedral in Madison, destroyed by fire in 2005, had been the cathedral for the diocese. The diocese currently has no cathedral. Members of the Cathedral Parish worship at St. Patrick's and Holy Redeemer in Downtown Madison. The Latin title of the Diocese is Dioecesis Madisonensis. The Metropolitan for the Diocese is the Archbishop of Milwaukee. Camp Gray, a summer camp and retreat center, is one of the ministries of the Diocese of Madison.

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