Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona

The Diocese of Winona (Latin: Dioecesis Winonensis ) is a location in Minnesota in the United States Roman Catholic diocese based in Winona.

History

Pope Leo XIII. founded it on 26 November in 1889 of territory of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul, where it was assumed as a suffragan.

Territory

The Diocese of Winona includes the counties Winona, Wabasha, Olmsted, Dodge, Steele, Waseca, Blue Earth, Watonwan, Cottonwood, Murray, Pipestone, rock, Nobles, Jackson, Faribault, Martin, Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore and Houston of the State of Minnesota.

Bishops of Winona

  • Joseph Bernard Cotter (15 November 1889-28. June 1909 )
  • Patrick Richard Heffron (4 March 1910-23. November 1927 )
  • Francis Martin Kelly (10 February 1928-17. October 1949 )
  • Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald (20 October 1949-8. January 1969 )
  • Loras Joseph Watters (January 8, 1969-14. October 1986)
  • John George Vlazny (19 May 1987-28. October 1997, then Archbishop of Portland in Oregon )
  • Bernard Joseph Harrington (4 November 1998-7. May 2009)
  • John Michael Quinn (since 7 May 2009)
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