Diocese of Winona Dioecesis Winonensis |
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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 |
Map | |
Website | |
www.dow.org |
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.
Pope Leo XIII erected the Diocese on November 26, 1889. The episcopal see is located in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Winona, Minnesota. Its present Bishop is John M. Quinn. It is bordered to the north by the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, of which is a suffragan see, and the Diocese of New Ulm.