Rev. Msgr. James Bartylla, Vicar General, on behalf of Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, announces the following, per canon 553, in regards to Vicariates Forane in the Diocese of Madison, effective immediately:
The following Vicariates Forane are hereby erected and all previously-existing Vicariates Forane (deaneries) are hereby suppressed:
- Columbia North Vicariate to include the parishes of All Saints (Berlin), St. Mary Help of Christians (Briggsville), Our Lady of the Lake (Green Lake), Holy Family (Kingston and Markesan), St. John the Baptist (Montello), St. James (Neshkoro), St. Mary (Portage), St. Thomas (Poynette), St. John the Baptist (Princeton), Blessed Trinity (Dane and Lodi), St. Andrew (Buffalo), St. Mary (Pardeeville), St. Jerome (Columbus), St. Patrick (Doylestown), St. Joseph (Rio), Good Shepherd (Westfield).