Diocese of Green Bay
Diocese of Green Bay Dioecesis Sinus Viridis | |
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St. Francis Xavier Cathedral | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago counties, Wisconsin |
| Ecclesiastical province | Milwaukee |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,728 sq mi (27,790 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 169 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 3, 1868 (158 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. Francis Xavier Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Francis Xavier |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | David Laurin Ricken |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jeffrey S. Grob |
| Vicar General | John Girotti |
| Judicial Vicar | Brian Belongia |
| Bishops emeritus | Robert Fealey Morneau |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| gbdioc.org | |
The Diocese of Green Bay (Latin: Diocesis Sinus Viridis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the northeast region of Wisconsin in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint Francis Xavier in Green Bay. The diocese was erected in 1868. The bishop is David Ricken.