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Diocese of La Crosse

Diocese of La Crosse
Dioecesis Crossensis
COA - La Crosse, WI.jpg
Location
Country United States
Territory Western Wisconsin (19 counties)
Ecclesiastical province Milwaukee
Statistics
Area 15,078 sq mi (39,050 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
863,610
206,191 (23.5%)
Parishes 160
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established March 3, 1868 (148 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman
Patron saint

St. Joseph the Workman (primary)

St. Francis of Assisi (secondary)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop William P. Callahan, O.F.M. Conv.
Map
Diocese of La Crosse (Wisconsin) map 1.jpg
Website
www.dioceseoflacrosse.com

St. Joseph the Workman (primary)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse (Latin: Dioecesis Crossensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese that covers an area of west-central Wisconsin, United States.

The diocese includes the city of La Crosse and 19 counties: Adams, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, Richland, Trempealeau, Vernon, and Wood.

The Metropolitan for the diocese is the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The mother church is the Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman.


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