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 2025 annual parish reports.

 

Total Baptized Catholics

  1. Elk River – 5,687
  2. Sartell – 5,549
  3. Alexandria – 5,417
  4. Cold Spring – 4,659
  5. Princeton – 3,220
  6. Sauk Rapids – 3,017
  7. Saint Joseph – 2,980
  8. Becker / Big Lake – 2, 558
  9. Albany – 2,404
  10. Melrose – 2,357
  11. Fergus Falls – 2,146
  12. Richmond – 1,945
  13. Little Falls: Our Lady Lourdes – 1,883
  14. Saint Cloud: Holy Spirit – 1,839
  15. Pierz – 1,717
  16. Saint Cloud: St. Anthony – 1,677
  17. Perham – 1,673
  18. Saint Cloud: St. Augustine – 1,434
  19. Sauk Centre: St. Paul – 1,392
  20. Long Prairie – 1,381
  21. St. Augusta – 1,313
  22. Saint Cloud: St. Paul – 1,278
  23. Saint Cloud: St Mary’s Cathedral – 1,264
  24. Sauk Centre: Our Lady of the Angels – 1,233
  25. Avon – 1,203
  26. Foley – 1,155
  27. Buckman – 1,096
  28. Little Falls: St. Mary – 1,090
  29. Freeport – 1,065
  30. Paynesville – 1,063
  31. Holdingford – 1,015
  32. Saint Cloud: St. Michael – 1,002
  33. Wadena – 974
  34. Glenwood – 948
  35. Belle Prairie – 947
  36. Rockville – 919
  37. Morris – 912
  38. Rice – 908
  39. Staples – 895
  40. Eden Valley – 894
  41. Saint Stephen – 881
  42. Saint Martin – 852
  43. Royalton – 839
  44. Waite Park – 776
  45. Browerville – 773
  46. Breckenridge – 748
  47. Clear Lake – 686
  48. Saint Cloud: Christ Church – 673
  49. New Munich – 625
  50. Mayhew Lake – 613
  51. Luxemburg – 608
  52. Opole – 604
  53. Swanville – 585
  54. Saint Cloud: St. Peter – 563
  55. Osakis – 560
  56. Battle Lake – 546
  57. Kimball – 534
  58. Saint Rosa – 517
  59. Gilman – 507
  60. Grey Eagle – 507
  61. Duelm – 500
  62. Isanti – 487
  63. Saint Anna – 446
  64. Upsala – 442
  65. Saint Wendel – 432
  66. Hillman – 427
  67. Pelican Rapids – 424
  68. Milaca – 423
  69. Parkers Prairie – 423
  70. Lastrup – 421
  71. Collegeville – 410
  72. Millerville – 403
  73. West Union – 402
  74. Motley – 395
  75. Rush Lake – 388
  76. Elrosa – 384
  77. Belle River – 382
  78. Wheaton – 379
  79. Bowlus – 367
  80. Harding – 361
  81. Saint Anthony – 347
  82. Belgrade – 345
  83. Spring Hill – 345
  84. Braham – 343
  85. Cambridge – 335
  86. Saint Cloud: St. John Cantius – 333
  87. Blue Grass – 329
  88. Bluffton – 320
  89. Mora – 313
  90. Elbow Lake – 306
  91. Dent – 305
  92. Jacobs Prairie – 297
  93. Brandon – 294
  94. Brennyville – 294
  95. Pearl Lake – 285
  96. Randall – 279
  97. Henning – 275
  98. Saint Francis – 274
  99. Bertha – 270
  100. Greenwald – 270
  101. Elmdale – 268
  102. Chokio – 267
  103. Minden Township: St. Patrick – 254
  104. Foreston – 253
  105. Flensburg – 252
  106. Urbank – 251
  107. Sobieski – 247
  108. Wahkon – 243
  109. St. Nicholas – 239
  110. Browns Valley – 233
  111. Clarissa – 231
  112. Morrill – 226
  113. Brooten – 214
  114. Lake Reno – 210
  115. Lake Henry – 207
  116. Butler – 204
  117. Verndale – 204
  118. Meire Grove – 200
  119. Kent – 196
  120. Maine – 192
  121. Onamia – 186
  122. North Prairie – 185
  123. Elizabeth – 156
  124. Villard – 142
  125. Herman – 128
  126. Ogilvie – 128
  127. Roscoe – 118
  128. Kensington – 107
  129. Menahga – 94
  130. Tintah – 83
  131. Vineland – 51 

Total Number of Households

  1. Alexandria – 2,170
  2. Elk River – 2,039
  3. Sartell – 1,908
  4. Cold Spring – 1,585
  5. Sauk Rapids – 1,259
  6. Princeton – 1222
  7. Saint Joseph – 1,080
  8. Melrose – 1,030
  9. Sauk Centre: St. Paul – 997
  10. Albany – 898
  11. Little Falls: Our Lady Lourdes – 869
  12. Becker / Big Lake – 840
  13. Fergus Falls – 809
  14. Little Falls: St. Mary – 780
  15. Richmond – 777
  16. Saint Cloud: St. Anthony – 751
  17. Saint Cloud: St. Augustine – 706
  18. Pierz – 673
  19. Perham – 673
  20. Saint Cloud: Holy Spirit – 665
  21. Long Prairie – 630
  22. Saint Cloud: St. Paul – 603
  23. Saint Cloud: St. Michael – 565
  24. Saint Cloud: St Mary’s Cathedral – 563
  25. Saint Augusta – 529
  26. Avon – 479
  27. Wadena – 477
  28. Holdingford – 471
  29. Paynesville – 468
  30. Sauk Centre: Our Lady of Angels – 455
  31. Saint Cloud: St. Peter – 438
  32. Clear Lake – 436
  33. Foley – 428
  34. Belle Prairie – 425
  35. Grey Eagle – 422
  36. Buckman – 412
  37. Glenwood – 406
  38. Rice – 405
  39. Morris – 404
  40. Freeport – 398
  41. Waite Park – 397
  42. Rockville – 388
  43. Browerville – 385
  44. Saint Stephen – 379
  45. Eden Valley – 370
  46. Staples – 366
  47. Breckenridge – 345
  48. Royalton – 336
  49. Saint Martin – 321
  50. Gilman – 320
  51. Saint Cloud: Christ Church – 310
  52. Pelican Rapids – 290
  53. Isanti – 288
  54. New Munich – 282
  55. Luxemburg – 282
  56. Osakis – 273
  57. Duelm – 272
  58. Harding – 258
  59. Battle Lake – 251
  60. Swanville – 248
  61. Mayhew Lake – 247
  62. Cambridge – 244
  63. Saint Anna – 241
  64. Kimball – 238
  65. Upsala – 238
  66. Opole – 233
  67. Randall – 222
  68. Saint Rosa – 217
  69. Saint Wendel – 216
  70. Hillman – 207
  71. Lastrup – 191
  72. Collegeville – 191
  73. Wheaton – 190
  74. Milaca – 186
  75. Bowlus – 185
  76. Spring Hill – 183
  77. Braham – 183
  78. Belle River – 181
  79. Brennyville – 180
  80. Elmdale – 180
  81. Morrill – 180
  82. Rush Lake – 176
  83. Motley – 175
  84. Sobieski – 173
  85. Saint Francis – 169
  86. Parkers Prairie – 168
  87. Saint Cloud: St. John Cantius – 163
  88. West Union – 159
  89. Brandon – 158
  90. Millerville – 157
  91. St. Anthony – 157
  92. Dent – 157
  93. Jacobs Prairie – 154
  94. Bluffton – 153
  95. St. Nicholas – 153
  96. Mora – 151
  97. Elrosa – 149
  98. Foreston – 148
  99. Pearl Lake – 143
  100. Belgrade – 142
  101. Flensburg – 139
  102. Blue Grass – 135
  103. Henning – 135
  104. Greenwald – 133
  105. Browns Valley – 131
  106. Urbank – 129
  107. Elbow Lake – 128
  108. Meire Grove – 127
  109. Onamia – 127
  110. Chokio – 125
  111. Clarissa – 110
  112. Wahkon – 108
  113. North Prairie – 105
  114. Maine – 102
  115. Verndale – 101
  116. Minden Township: St. Patrick – 98
  117. Lake Henry – 96
  118. Elizabeth – 93
  119. Lake Reno – 92
  120. Brooten – 83
  121. Kent – 80
  122. Bertha – 79
  123. Butler – 77
  124. Villard – 65
  125. Roscoe – 63
  126. Herman – 60
  127. Kensington – 54
  128. Ogilvie – 51
  129. Menahga – 48
  130. Tintah – 43
  131. Vineland – 25