Diocese of Winona-Rochester
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| Diocesan bishop | John Michael Quinn |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Bernard Joseph Harrington |
| Vicar General | Richard Colletti |
| founding | 1889 |
| surface | 31,810 km² |
| Parishes | 115 (2004 / AP 2005 ) |
| Residents | 557,684 (2004 / AP 2005 ) |
| Catholics | 130,527 (2004 / AP 2005 ) |
| proportion of | 23.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 102 (2004 / AP 2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2004 / AP 2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,187 |
| Permanent deacons | 9 (2004 / AP 2005 ) |
| Friars | 30 (2004 / AP 2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 511 (2004 / AP 2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Sacred Heart |
| Website | dowr.org |
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The Diocese of Winona-Rochester ( Latin : Dioecesis Winonensis-Roffensis , Eng. Diocese of Winona-Rochester ) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in Minnesota in the United States , with its seat in Winona .
history
Pope Leo XIII. founded it on November 26, 1889 from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul , to which it was subordinated as a suffragan diocese. On January 23, 2018, the previous diocese of Winona was renamed Winona-Rochester.
territory
The diocese of Winona includes Winona, Wabasha, Olmsted, Dodge, Steele, Waseca, Blue Earth, Watonwan, Cottonwood, Murray, Pipestone, Rock, Nobles, Jackson, Faribault, Martin, Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore and Houston counties of the state of Minnesota.
Bishops of Winona
- Joseph Bernard Cotter (November 15, 1889– June 28, 1909)
- Patrick Richard Heffron (March 4, 1910– November 23, 1927)
- Francis Martin Kelly (February 10, 1928– October 17, 1949)
- Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald (October 20, 1949– January 8, 1969)
- Loras Joseph Watters (January 8, 1969– October 14, 1986)
- John George Vlazny (May 19, 1987– October 28, 1997, then Archbishop of Portland, Oregon )
- Bernard Joseph Harrington (November 4, 1998– May 7, 2009)
- John Michael Quinn (since May 7, 2009)
See also
Web links
- Entry on the diocese of Winona-Rochester on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry about the diocese of Winona on gcatholic.org (English)
Commons : Diocese of Winona - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist