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Contact Info – Chancery/Diocese of Saint Cloud

214 Third Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301

Phone: (320) 251-2340

Fax: (320) 251-0470

Office hours:
Mon. – Fri. – 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m (closed 1 hour for lunch)

Contact Info – Pastoral Center/Diocese of Saint Cloud

305 Seventh Avenue North, St. Cloud, MN 56303

Phone: (320) 258-7600

Fax: (320) 251-0259

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