Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona

Diocese of Winona Dioecesis Winonensis

Location
Country	United States
Territory	20 counties across southern Minnesota
Ecclesiastical province	Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Statistics
Area	12,282 sq mi (31,810 km²)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 585,000 134,449 (23%)
Parishes	114
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	November 26, 1889 (127 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Patron saint	Blessed Virgin Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	John M. Quinn
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Website
www.dow.org

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona

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]

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 - )

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

Name	Tenure
Fr. George Henry Speltz	1945-1949
Fr. Thomas Adamson^[3]	1963-1964
Fr. James David Habiger^[4]	1964-1980
Sister Joseph Marie Kasel, SSND^[5]	1976-1982
Brother Dominic J. Kennedy, FSC^[6]	1984-1988
Marsha Stenzel^[7]	2011-2015

Arms of Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona
	Notes Arms was designed and adopted when the diocese was erected Adopted 1889 Escutcheon The arms of the diocese are composed of a rose on a diamond, supported by a cross Symbolism The Indian name "Winona" can be translated "fairest daughter of the tribe" -- a name which for Catholics describes Mary. Her "mystical rose" thus appears on a diamond (symbol of virgins), supported by the cross

Diocese of Winona

Bishops	Ordinaries Joseph Bernard Cotter Patrick Richard Heffron Francis Martin Kelly Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald Loras Joseph Watters John George Vlazny Bernard Joseph Harrington John M. Quinn Auxiliaries Leo Binz George Henry Speltz

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona Parishes Basilica of Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Winona Church of St. Augustine, Austin Church of St. Adrian, Adrian Church of the Sacred Heart, Heron Lake Church of the Holy Trinity, Rollingstone Church of St. Kilian, Wilmont Township

Education	Higher Education Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary Saint Mary's University of Minnesota High Schools Cotter High School, Winona Lourdes High School, Rochester Loyola Catholic School, Mankato Pacelli High School, Austin

Priests	Paul Breza Robert Brom Jan Romuald Byzewski Jozef Cieminski Frederick William Freking Michael Joseph Hoeppner Antoni Klawiter Jakub W.J. Pacholski John Hubert Peschges

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