Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

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ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS (Archidiocesis Paulopolitana et Minneapolitana)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1850 as the Diocese of Saint Paul of Minnesota
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1888
Renamed 1966 to Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Origin/meaning

The white and blue waves represent the waters of the Mississippi River.

The red sword represents the archdiocese’s namesake, the apostle St. Paul.

The two red crosses represent the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Arms of Bishops of Saint Paul

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  Joseph Crétin (1850-1857)

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  Thomas Langdon Grace (1859-1884)

Arms of Archbishops of Saint Paul

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  John Ireland (1884-1918)

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  Dabiel Austin Dowling (1919-1930)

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  John Gregory Murray (1931-1956)

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  William Otterwell Ignatius Brady (1956-1961)

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  Leo Binz (1961-1966)

Arms of Archbishops of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

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  Leo Binz (1966-1975)

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  John Robert Roach (1975-1995)

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  Harry Joseph Flynn (1995-2008)

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  John Clayton Nienstedt (2008-2015)

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  Bernard Anthony Hebda (2016,-)

Arms of Auxiliary bishops

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  John Jeremiah Lawler (1910-1916)

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  James Joseph Byrne (1947-1956)

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  Leonard Philip Cowley (1957-1973)

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  Gerald Francis O'Keefe (1961-1966)

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  James Patrick Shannon (1965-1968)

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  John Robert Roach (1971-1975)

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  Raymond Alphonse Lucker (1971-1975)

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  Paul Vincent Dudley (1976-1978)

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  John Francis Kinney (1977-1982)

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  William Henry Bullock (1980-1987)

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  James Richard Ham (1980-1990)

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  Robert James Carlson (1984-1994)

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  Joseph Leo Charron (1990 - 1994)

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  Lawrence Harold Welsh (1991-1999)

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  Frederick Francis Campbell (1999-2004)

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  Richard Edmund Pates (2000-2008)

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  Lee Anthony Piché (2009-2015)

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  Andrew Harmon Cozzens (2013-2021)

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  Joseph Andrew Williams (2021-present)

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