Diocese of

Winona–Rochester

USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Winona–Rochester (English) / Vinonaën(sis)–Roffen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1889.11.26: Established as Diocese of Winona (English) / Vinonaën(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Paul and became suffragan of Saint Paul)
2018.01.23: Renamed as Diocese of Winona–Rochester (English) / Vinonaën(sis)–Roffen(sis) (Latin)

Contact Info

Address: 55 W Sanborn St., P.O. Box 588, Winona, MN 55987, USA

Phone: +1 (507) 454-4643

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.06.02 – ...):

Bishop Robert Emmet Barron (64)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Winona–Rochester (Roman Rite)

Bishop Robert Emmet Barron (64)
(2022.06.02 – ...)

Bishop of Winona–Rochester (USA)

Non nisi te Domine

Born:	1959.11.19 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1986.05.24
Consecrated Bishop:	2015.09.08

Priest of Chicago (USA) (1986.05.24 – 2015.07.21)

Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania (2015.07.21 – 2022.06.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA) (2015.07.21 – 2022.06.02)

Bishop of Winona–Rochester (USA) (2022.06.02 – ...)

Bishop John Michael Quinn (78)
(2018.01.23 – 2022.06.02)

Bishop emeritus of Winona–Rochester (USA)

Rejoice in hope

Born:	1945.12.17 (Detroit, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1972.03.17
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.08.12

Priest of Detroit (USA) (1972.03.17 – 2003.07.07)

Titular Bishop of Ressiana (2003.07.07 – 2008.10.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) (2003.07.07 – 2008.10.15)

Coadjutor Bishop of Winona (USA) (2008.10.15 – 2009.05.07)

Bishop of Winona (USA) (2009.05.07 – 2018.01.23)

Bishop of Winona–Rochester (USA) (2018.01.23 – 2022.06.02)

Bishops of Winona (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Michael Quinn (78)
(2009.05.07 – 2018.01.23)

(see above)

Bishop Bernard Joseph Harrington (91)
(1998.11.04 – 2009.05.07)

Bishop emeritus of Winona (USA)

Have life more abundantly

Born:	1933.09.06 (Detroit, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1959.06.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.01.06

Priest of Detroit (USA) (1959.06.06 – 1993.11.23)

Titular Bishop of Uzalis (1993.11.23 – 1998.11.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1993.11.23 – 1998.11.04)

Bishop of Winona (USA) (1998.11.04 – 2009.05.07)

Bishop John George Vlazny (87) (later Archbishop)
(1987.05.19 – 1997.10.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Portland in Oregon (USA)

Go and make disciples

Born:	1937.02.22 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1961.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1983.12.13

Priest of Chicago (USA) (1961.12.20 – 1983.10.18)

Titular Bishop of Ston (1983.10.18 – 1987.05.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1983.10.18 – 1987.05.19)

Bishop of Winona (USA) (1987.05.19 – 1997.10.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA) (1997.10.28 – 2013.01.29)

Bishop Loras Joseph Watters
(1969.01.08 – 1986.10.14)

Born:	1915.10.14 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1941.06.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1965.08.26
Died:	2009.03.30 († 93)

Titular Bishop of Fidoloma (1965.06.21 – 1969.01.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque (USA) (1965.06.21 – 1969.01.08)

Bishop of Winona (USA) (1969.01.08 – 1986.10.14)

Bishop Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald
(1949.10.20 – 1969.01.08)

Fiat voluntas tua

Born:	1893.02.13 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1916.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1946.09.12
Died:	1972.03.31 († 79)

Titular Bishop of Cantanus (1946.08.03 – 1949.10.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque (USA) (1946.08.03 – 1949.10.20)

Bishop of Winona (USA) (1949.10.20 – 1969.01.08)

Titular Bishop of Zerta (1969.01.08 – 1970.12.31)

Bishop Francis Martin Kelly
(1928.02.10 – 1949.10.17)

Viam veritatis elegi

Born:	1886.11.15 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1912.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1926.06.09
Died:	1950.06.24 († 63)

Titular Bishop of Mylasa (1926.03.22 – 1928.02.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Winona (USA) (1926.03.22 – 1928.02.10)

Bishop of Winona (USA) (1928.02.10 – 1949.10.17)

Titular Bishop of Nasai (1949.10.17 – 1950.06.24)

Bishop Patrick Richard Heffron
(1910.03.04 – 1927.11.23)

Born:	1860.06.01 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1884.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1910.05.19
Died:	1927.11.23 († 67)

Bishop of Winona (USA) (1910.03.04 – 1927.11.23)

Bishop Joseph Bernard Cotter
(1889.11.15 – 1909.06.28)

Fides lux mundo salus patriæ

Born:	1844.11.19 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1871.05.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1889.12.27
Died:	1909.06.28 († 64)

Bishop of Winona (USA) (1889.11.15 – 1909.06.28)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop John Michael Quinn (78) (2008.10.15 – 2009.05.07)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Leo Binz (later Archbishop) (1942.11.21 – 1949.10.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop George Henry Speltz (1963.02.12 – 1966.04.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francis Martin Kelly (1926.03.22 – 1928.02.10)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona, Minnesota
Co-Cathedral: Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Rochester, Minnesota
Minor Basilica: Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka, Winona, Minnesota
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Churches by City (117)

Sioux City (↙), Sioux Falls (←), New Ulm (↖), Saint Paul and Minneapolis (↑), La Crosse (→), Dubuque (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 31,810 km²

Population: 114,255 Catholics (18.8% of 607,741 total)

Pastoral Centres: 98 parishes

Personnel: 88 priests (82 diocesan, 6 religious), 37 deacons, 317 religious (19 brothers, 298 sisters), 20 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

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