Roman Catholic 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 includes 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 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.
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,
1946Father
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.
The following is a list of the Bishops of the Diocese of La Crosse and their terms of service:
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Michael Heiss (1868–1880)
*
Kilan Caspar Flasch (1881–1891)
*
James Schwebach (1891–1921)
*
Alexander Joseph McGavick (1921–1948)
**
William Richard Griffin (Auxiliary Bishop) (1935–1944)
*
John Patrick Treacy (1948–1964)
*
Frederick William Freking (1965–1983)
*
John Joseph Paul (1983–1994)
*
Raymond Leo Burke (1994–2003)
*
Jerome Edward Listecki (2004–present)
*
Necedah Shrine*
George Albert Hammes*
Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem*
Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist*
Franciscan Servants of Jesus* 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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Diocese of La Crosse*
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe*
The Cathedral of St.Joseph the Workman *
The Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George Alton, Illinois
