Diocese of Saint Cloud

The diocese consists of 131 parishes within 16 counties of Central Minnesota.

The following two columns name the largest to smallest parishes according to total Baptized Catholics (on the left) and total number of households (on the right) based on the 2022 annual parish reports.

Total Baptized Catholics

  1. Sartell – 5,826
  2. Alexandria – 5,306
  3. Elk River – 5,414
  4. Cold Spring – 4,401
  5. Princeton/Zimmerman – 3,067
  6. Melrose – 3,078
  7. Saint Joseph – 2,826
  8. Sauk Rapids – 2,823
  9. Becker / Big Lake – 2,623
  10. Sauk Centre: St. Paul – 2,488
  11. Albany – 2,386
  12. Little Falls: St. Mary – 1,938
  13. Little Falls: Our Lady Lourdes – 2,816
  14. Fergus Falls – 2,198
  15. Saint Cloud: Holy Spirit – 1,755
  16. Long Prairie – 1,260
  17. Richmond – 1,850
  18. Saint Cloud: St. Paul – 1,655
  19. Saint Cloud: St. Augustine – 1,636
  20. Pierz – 1,665
  21. Saint Cloud: St. Anthony – 1,961
  22. Perham – 1,632
  23. Morris – 1,348
  24. Saint Augusta – 1,390
  25. Paynesville – 1,383
  26. Saint Cloud: St. Michael – 1,174
  27. Avon – 1,238
  28. Saint Cloud: St Mary’s Cathedral – 1,306
  29. Sauk Centre: Our Lady of the Angels – 1,178
  30. Foley – 1,134
  31. Rice – 1,038
  32. Holdingford – 1,107
  33. Royalton – 1,098
  34. Wadena – 1,035
  35. Saint Cloud: St. Peter – 1,228
  36. Buckman – 1,038
  37. Glenwood – 1,046
  38. Clear Lake – 726
  39. Saint Stephen – 929
  40. Eden Valley – 876
  41. Belle Prairie – 1,008
  42. Freeport – 1,039
  43. Saint Cloud: Christ Church – 705
  44. Waite Park – 898
  45. Duelm – 674
  46. Breckenridge – 781
  47. Saint Martin – 800
  48. Browerville – 774
  49. Staples – 860
  50. Opole – 679
  51. Mora – 389
  52. Grey Eagle – 732
  53. New Munich – 644
  54. Rockville – 689
  55. Cambridge – 456
  56. Mayhew Lake – 600
  57. Swanville – 596
  58. Kimball – 548
  59. Isanti – 523
  60. Osakis – 660
  61. Gilman – 0
  62. Battle Lake – 535
  63. Saint Rosa – 534
  64. Bowlus – 509
  65. Randall – 482
  66. Saint Cloud: St. John Cantius – 448
  67. Saint Wendel – 449
  68. Collegeville – 448
  69. Bluffton – 453
  70. Pelican Rapids – 430
  71. Upsala – 413
  72. Harding – 468
  73. Hillman – 437
  74. Parkers Prairie – 418
  75. Luxemburg – 761
  76. Rush Lake – 416
  77. Milaca – 419
  78. Millerville – 408
  79. Elrosa – 390
  80. Motley – 410
  81. Saint Anna – 459
  82. Wheaton – 351
  83. Belgrade – 335
  84. Belle River – 361
  85. Sobieski – 351
  86. Braham – 383
  87. Spring Hill – 338
  88. Lastrup – 326
  89. St. Nicholas – 312
  90. Brennyville – 307
  91. Jacobs Prairie – 298
  92. Elbow Lake – 330
  93. Henning – 285
  94. Saint Francis – 316
  95. West Union – 3
  96. Brandon – 292
  97. Dent – 312
  98. Greenwald – 293
  99. Foreston – 268
  100. Flensburg – 335
  101. Maine – 274
  102. Morrill – 0
  103. Blue Grass – 312
  104. Minden Twp – 257
  105. Urbank – 265
  106. Clarissa – 235
  107. Browns Valley – 248
  108. Pearl Lake – 446
  109. Elmdale – 256
  110. Elizabeth – 108
  111. Wahkon – 282
  112. Ogilvie – 126
  113. Bertha – 243
  114. Chokio – 259
  115. Meire Grove – 223
  116. Lake Henry – 221
  117. Brooten – 203
  118. Kent – 195
  119. Butler – 194
  120. North Prairie – 235
  121. Onamia – 190
  122. Lake Reno – 173
  123. Villard – 148
  124. Verndale – 196
  125. St. Anthony – 396
  126. Roscoe – 150
  127. Herman – 133
  128. Menahga – 98
  129. Kensington – 101
  130. Tintah – 90
  131. Vineland – 49

Total Number of Households

  1. Alexandria – 2,295
  2. Elk River – 1,921
  3. Sartell – 1,876
  4. Cold Spring – 1,550
  5. Princeton/Zimmerman – 1,315
  6. Sauk Rapids – 1,267
  7. Saint Joseph – 1,140
  8. Melrose – 1,091
  9. Becker / Big Lake – 1,015
  10. Little Falls: St. Mary – 1013
  11. Sauk Centre: St. Paul – 980
  12. Saint Cloud: St. Anthony – 923
  13. Little Falls: Our Lady Lourdes – 913
  14. Albany – 846
  15. Richmond – 813
  16. Fergus Falls – 809
  17. Saint Cloud: St. Augustine – 791
  18. Saint Cloud: Holy Spirit – 756
  19. Pierz – 685
  20. Perham – 682
  21. Saint Cloud: St. Michael – 658
  22. Saint Cloud: St. Paul – 646
  23. Saint Cloud: St Mary’s Cathedral – 603
  24. Morris – 558
  25. Wadena – 546
  26. Saint Augusta – 525
  27. Paynesville – 516
  28. Avon – 513
  29. Saint Cloud: St. Peter – 507
  30. Holdingford – 503
  31. Waite Park – 482
  32. Glenwood – 455
  33. Sauk Centre: Our Lady of the Angels – 450
  34. Foley – 434
  35. Saint Cloud: Christ Church – 433
  36. Rice – 420
  37. Belle Prairie – 416
  38. Eden Valley – 403
  39. Buckman – 402
  40. Browerville – 396
  41. Saint Stephen – 393
  42. Breckenridge – 387
  43. Freeport – 378
  44. Gilman – 367
  45. Staples – 350
  46. Grey Eagle – 339
  47. Harding – 327
  48. Royalton – 316
  49. Rockville – 306
  50. Osakis – 301
  51. Luxemburg – 300
  52. Saint Martin – 290
  53. Mora – 287
  54. Cambridge – 275
  55. Kimball – 269
  56. Opole – 259
  57. Battle Lake – 255
  58. New Munich – 255
  59. Bowlus – 249
  60. Swanville – 245
  61. Randall – 240
  62. Saint Anna – 237
  63. Mayhew Lake – 227
  64. Saint Wendel – 225
  65. Upsala – 218
  66. Collegeville – 213
  67. Wheaton – 211
  68. Saint Rosa – 206
  69. Brennyville – 205
  70. Morrill – 202
  71. Saint Cloud: St. John Cantius – 201
  72. Pearl Lake – 194
  73. Isanti – 189
  74. Motley – 187
  75. Sobieski – 186
  76. Braham – 181
  77. Hillman – 180
  78. Rush Lake – 180
  79. Saint Francis – 180
  80. Bluffton – 179
  81. Spring Hill – 177
  82. Milaca – 176
  83. Belle River – 175
  84. Pelican Rapids – 172
  85. Henning – 164
  86. Parkers Prairie – 164
  87. Brandon – 162
  88. Elrosa – 162
  89. Dent – 158
  90. Elmdale – 157
  91. Belgrade – 155
  92. Browns Valley – 153
  93. Flensburg – 146
  94. Greenwald – 145
  95. St. Anthony – 144
  96. Jacobs Prairie – 143
  97. St. Nicholas – 139
  98. Blue Grass – 135
  99. Foreston – 135
  100. Millerville – 132
  101. Maine – 130
  102. Onamia – 129
  103. West Union – 126
  104. Urbank – 125
  105. Meire Grove – 121
  106. Clarissa – 119
  107. Chokio – 118
  108. Lake Henry – 97
  109. Lake Reno – 94
  110. Verndale – 88
  111. North Prairie – 87
  112. Villard – 85
  113. Brooten – 84
  114. Bertha – 80
  115. Wahkon – 79
  116. Roscoe – 75
  117. Ogilvie – 66
  118. Menahga – 59
  119. Tintah – 49
  120. Kensington – 39
  121. Clear Lake –
  122. Duelm –
  123. Lastrup
  124. Minden Twp –
  125. Butler –
  126. Elbow Lake –
  127. Elizabeth –
  128. Herman –
  129. Kent –
  130. Long Prairie –
  131. Vineland –