Diocese of Duluth

Bishop Felton responds to Traditionis Custodes

Bishop Daniel J. Felton has sent a memo to priests and deacons of the diocese on the implementation of a new apostolic letter by Pope Francis regarding the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass. Read more >>

Mass obligation reinstated July 1

In coordination with the other dioceses in Minnesota, Bishop Daniel Felton is reinstating the Sunday Mass obligation effective July 1. Read more >>

View the recent ordinations

Recent days have brought three ordinations in the Diocese of Duluth — a new bishop, a new deacon, and a new priest! If you missed the liturgies, you can view them at the links below.

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MEN’S CONFERENCE: The Men of Faith Conference scheduled for Feb. 20, 2021, has been cancelled due to concerns and restrictions with the Covid-19 pandemic, organizers announced in late November. A date has not been set yet for the 2022 Men of Faith Conference.

WOMEN’S CONFERENCE: This year’s Women of Faith Conference that had been scheduled for March is canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

TBD: Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many upcoming events remain uncertain.

Issues

STRATEGIC PLANNING: The Diocese of Duluth Five Year Strategic Plan, effective from 2012 to 2017, along with the implementation handbook, is available here. You can find an update on what’s been implemented so far here.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT: The Diocese of Duluth has released its audited financial reports. Please see the document here.

COMPUTER SECURITY: The Diocesan Technology Committee offers some best-practices guidance for computer systems here.

Office Hours

Monday through Thursday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Daily News

Bishop Felton responds to Traditionis Custodes

Bishop Daniel J. Felton send the following memo to priests and deacons of the diocese in response to Pope Francis’s letter today regarding the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass:

July 16, 2021

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Betsy Kneepkens: One more group that sacrificed during the pandemic needs our respect

Is this pandemic coming to an end? It certainly feels like we have turned a corner. You hear “experts” express concerns about the future strains, but we are moving back to normalcy for now.

Betsy Kneepkens

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Deacon Kyle Eller: Addressing race through the light of the Gospel

Amid all the signs of moral decay in society around us and among us, to me one of the saddest is the resurgence of open racism. It’s probably shallow and naive and even privileged of me, but I thought we were better than this. 

Deacon Kyle Eller

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