Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse

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Bishop Jerome Edward Listecki, current Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. The Diocese covers an area of west-central Wisconsin, and covers the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin as well as the following counties: Adams, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, Richland, Trempealeau, Vernon, and Wood.

The corporate title of the diocese is the Diocese of La Crosse. The Latin title of the Diocese is Dioecesis Crossensis. The Metropolitan for the Diocese of La Crosse is the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman is the mother church of the diocese. Bishop Jerome Edward Listecki is the present bishop. Bishop Listecki succeeded Bishop Raymond Leo Burke who became the Archbishop of St. Louis, Missouri. Bishop Burke succeeded Bishop John Joseph Paul in 1994.

Among the institutions in the Diocese of La Crosse are Viterbo University; St. Rose of Viterbo Convent, which is the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration; and Aquinas High School, all in La Crosse. Prairie du Chien was also home to Campion High School until its closing in 1975. The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse is another institution in the diocese which is currently under construction, and expected to be completed in the summer of 2007. Stevens Point has Pacelli High School, and Eau Claire has Regis High School.

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[edit] History

The Diocese of La Crosse was erected by Pope Pius IX on March 3, 1868. Territory was taken from what was the Diocese of Milwaukee to form this new diocese. Michael Heiss was named the first Bishop of this new Diocese. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the see.

Territory from the Diocese of La Crosse was later taken from it, as well as the Diocese of Green Bay to form the Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior on May 3, 1905. Later territory from the Dioceses of La Crosse and Green Bay, as well as the Archdiocese of Milwaukee to form the Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison on January 9, 1946

Father Solanus Casey, of the Capuchin religion order, who was declared venerable by Pope John Paul II in 1995, was born in Pierce County, Wisconsin which is part of the Diocese of La Crosse.

[edit] Ordinaries of the Diocese of La Crosse

The following is a list of the Bishops of the Diocese of La Crosse and their terms of service:

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  • Fisher, Father Gerald Edward. 257 Things You Should Know About the Diocese of La Crosse: A Celebration of the Diocese of La Crosse: 125 Years - 1968-1993: Bishop John J. Paul 50th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination: 1943-1993, 1993.
  • Fisher, Father Gerald Edward. Dusk Is My Dawn: The First Hundred Years of the Diocese of La Crosse, 1969.
  • Ludwig, Sister M. Mileta. Right Hand Uplifted: A Biography of Archbishop Michael Heiss, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, 1968.
  • Brickl, Father Frank. Brickbats & Bouquets: Memories of a Parish Priest, edited by James L. Alt, 1990. (Information about the personalities of the Bishops of La Crosse from Bishop McGavick to Bishop Freking.)
  • Riverfront Times, St Louis, Missouri. (Alternative newspaper articles and letters about Archbishop Burke of St Louis.) See the discussion section for the article about the Diocese of La Crosse for the letters and articles.
  • La Crosse Public Library archives, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
  • Aquinas High School archives, La Crosse, Wisconsin. (Involvement of the Bishops of La Crosse from Bishop McGavick onwards with the school.)

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