- Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona
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Diocese of Winona
Dioecesis Winonensis
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, WinonaLocation Country United States Territory 20 counties across southern Minnesota Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Metropolitan Winona, Minnesota Population
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130,527Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established November 26, 1889 Cathedral Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Patron saint Blessed Virgin Mary Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop John M. Quinn
Bishop of WinonaMetropolitan Archbishop Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Map 
The Diocese of Winona covers the southernmost section of Minnesota in the Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.Website dow.org The Diocese of Winona (Latin: Dioecesis Winonensis) is the Roman Catholic diocese which ministers to the people of southern Minnesota. The diocese includes Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Rock, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonowan, and Winona Counties.[1]
Pope Leo XIII erected the Diocese on November 26, 1889.[2] The episcopal see is located in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Winona, Minnesota. Its present Bishop is John M. Quinn. It is bordered to the north by the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and the Diocese of New Ulm.
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Bishops of the Diocese of Winona
- Joseph Bernard Cotter (1889–1909)
- Patrick Richard Heffron (1910–1927)
- Francis Martin Kelly (1928–1949)
- Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald (1949–1969)
- Loras Joseph Watters (1969–1986)
- John George Vlazny (1987–1997)
- Bernard Joseph Harrington (1998–2009)
- John M. Quinn (2009 - )
Coadjutor Bishops
- Leo Binz, Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Winona (1942–1949)
Affiliated Bishops
- Robert Henry Brom, Bishop of the Duluth, Minnesota Diocese and later the San Diego, California Diocese
- Frederick William Freking, ordained for the Winona Diocese, later became Bishop of the Salina, Kansas and La Crosse, Wisconsin Dioceses
- Michael Joseph Hoeppner, Bishop of the Crookston, Minnesota Diocese
- John Hubert Peschges, Bishop of the Crookston, Minnesota Diocese
- George Henry Speltz, auxiliary bishop of the Winona Diocese, later became Bishop of the Saint Cloud, Minnesota Diocese
High schools
- Cotter High School, Winona
- Lourdes High School, Rochester
- Loyola Catholic School, Mankato
- Pacelli High School, Austin
Colleges
- St. Mary's University of Minnesota
Seminaries
References
External links
Categories:- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- Religious organizations established in 1889
- Christianity in Minnesota
- Winona County, Minnesota
- United States Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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