Diocese of Green Bay

Diocese of Green Bay

Dioecesis Sinus Viridis
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryBrown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago counties, Wisconsin
Ecclesiastical provinceMilwaukee
Statistics
Area10,728 sq mi (27,790 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2006)
  • 998,800
  • 369,556 (37%)
Parishes169
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 3, 1868 (158 years ago)
CathedralSt. Francis Xavier Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Francis Xavier
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopDavid Laurin Ricken
Metropolitan ArchbishopJeffrey S. Grob
Vicar GeneralJohn Girotti
Judicial VicarBrian Belongia
Bishops emeritusRobert 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.