0
diocesan priests in active ministry with known substantiated claims of abuse of a minor
23
of the 24 priests with known substantiated claims of abuse of a minor are deceased
24
the number of third-party audits that the diocese has participated in since 2003
20,000+
number of adults for which criminal background checks and safe environment training have been conducted by the Dioceses of Bismarck and Fargo since 2003
1989
there have been no substantiated cases of sexual abuse of a minor to have occurred after this year
— as of November 2026